Job overview

Felixstowe Community Therapy has an opening for a Registered Nurse for a fixed term contract ending 27 April 2026. This post is for 30 hours per week.

The Felixstowe Community Nursing service is part of a wider Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) consisting of district & community nurses, generic workers, community matron, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and Social Care Workers. There is a B7 Registered Clinical Lead Nurse who works collaboratively with the Lead Therapist and Lead Social Worker. An INT Manager is overall responsible for Health and Social Care provision in Felixstowe.

The team is busy, dynamic and proud of their holistic care approach. The team continues to change to support developments in NHS which includes close working relationships with the local statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services including GP, acute hospital colleagues, GP Federation, Local Authorities, Social Prescribers, Mental Health, Community Council partners, commissioners and many other local community groups.

Our service runs 8 am-6 pm, 7 days a week. Staff are required to work approximately 1 in 10 weekends, with flexible working available within the hours of the service.

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Main duties of the job

You will be working with mainly housebound people in their usual place of residence using holistic nursing care skills including diabetic care and management, palliative care and end of life, venepuncture, wound care, catheter care etc – all with a view to keeping people functional and safe in their own homes. Many of our patients have a complexity of needs across the spectrum of physical, mental and social care health.

You will be involved in providing integrated nursing assessments and interventions to the residents of Felixstowe and surrounding area, who are 18+ and registered with a Felixstowe GP. Our main aim is to support, maintain and encourage people in the ageing well process.

The successful candidate will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area. You will have access to skills development training relevant to this post.

Applicants need to be a Car Driver and have access to a car for work which is community based’.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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