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Registered community nurses
coordinating healthcare reviews/care plans with other health and social care professionals, making home visits to patients who are unable to visit the surgery/hospital due to their condition and evaluating nursing intervention outcomes. If that's your week, this page is about your job.
The honest answer
AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: assisting individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges is work software can't reach.
What shifts is maintaining accurate and confidential patient or client records. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.
Your week, as this page understands it
Registered community nurses provide general nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of care, and assist medical doctors with their tasks in settings outside of acute hospitals, such as clinics, health centres or visits to patients’ homes. The job title says “registered community nurses”. The real job is the part underneath: assisting individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges. That is the thing someone has to be right about.
The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But registered community nurses is not one task. It is 44 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is assisting individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges, and the ledger below shows exactly why.
Where the work sits, by task weight
- shifting to AI
- 9%
- changing shape
- 10%
- staying human
- 81%
These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.
Whole-job exposure score 19 out of 100 (15–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 44 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.
How we know this
What is measured: Every published task statement for registered community nurses is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.
How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.
Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.
Your job, task by task
These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.
- Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Shifting to AI
4 tasksTasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.
Maintaining accurate and confidential patient or client records
This is reading one thing and writing another: accurate in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 80 · 2232/01Source: “Maintain accurate and confidential patient or client records.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 81 out of 100 (77–85 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping records accurate and up to date is routine documentation that software already handles reliably.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Keeping records in doctors' surgeries or clinics
This is reading one thing and writing another: records in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 65 · 2232/01Source: “Keep records in doctors' surgeries or clinics.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (62–70 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping clinic records up to date is routine administration that software handles reliably.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Supporting the agenda for equality and equal access to all community and public services
This is reading one thing and writing another: the agenda in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 60 · 2232/01Source: “Support the agenda for equality and equal access to all community and public services.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 64 out of 100 (57–71 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Equality and access work is largely written policy and analysis that AI handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Maintaining awareness of local community activities and opportunities
This is reading one thing and writing another: awareness of local community activities in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Maintain awareness of local community activities and opportunities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 68 out of 100 (61–75 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Keeping track of what is on locally is information gathering, though some of it is only known through local contacts.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Changing shape
4 tasksTasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.
Coordinating healthcare reviews/care plans with other health and social care professionals
The software now makes the first pass at healthcare reviews/care plans, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 85 · 2232/01Source: “Coordinate healthcare reviews/care plans with other health and social care professionals, and complete appropriate paperwork.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Care plan paperwork and coordination follow set formats that AI drafts reliably.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Writing care plans
The software now makes the first pass at care plans, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Write care plans.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Care plans follow standard formats and can be drafted from the record, with a registered nurse making the final judgement.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Evaluating nursing intervention outcomes
The software now makes the first pass at intervention outcomes, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Comparing outcomes against goals in the records is analysis AI does well, with a nurse confirming the judgement.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Staying human
36 tasksTasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.
Advising on supporting people with learning disabilities
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for supporting people, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 85 · 2232/01Source: “Advise on supporting people with learning disabilities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Guidance on supporting people with learning disabilities is well documented and can be drafted, then discussed.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assisting individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges
This work happens in the physical world: individuals, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2232/01Source: “Assist individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Helping someone actually get to and through services means going with them and knowing them well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Communicating and collaborating with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient
The value here is that a specific person handles other healthcare professionals and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 2232/01Source: “Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Messages and summaries can be produced automatically, though working together on a patient's care involves talking to colleagues.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Show the other 34 tasks
Planning patients' care needs with hospital admissions staff upon discharge
changing shapeThe software now makes the first pass at patients' care needs, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 60 · 2232/01Source: “Plan patients' care needs with hospital admissions staff upon discharge.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Discharge planning paperwork and handovers follow standard formats AI drafts well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing activities for service users
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles activities and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 60 · 2232/01Source: “Develop activities for service users.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 39 out of 100 (32–46 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Ideas and plans for activities are easy to generate, though running them involves being with the people taking part.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Communicating with a range of patients using easily understood language
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles a range of patients and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Communicate with a range of patients using easily understood language.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 27 out of 100 (20–34 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Plain-language explanations are easy to produce, though the conversation itself depends on knowing the patient.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Interpreting and understanding behaviour and evidence-based outcomes to develop individual care packages
staying humanThe rules require a named, qualified person to answer for behaviour, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Interpret and understand behaviour and evidence-based outcomes to develop individual care packages.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Patterns in records help, but reading someone's behaviour to build their care package rests on knowing them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Providing patients with assistance in finding or keeping jobs
staying humanThe value here is that a specific person handles patients and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 55 · 2232/01Source: “Provide patients with assistance in finding or keeping jobs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Job search materials are easy to produce, but supporting someone into work depends on ongoing personal encouragement.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Explaining test results and treatments options to patients
staying humanThe rules require a named, qualified person to answer for test results, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 60 · 2232/01Source: “Explain test results and treatments options to patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Explanations can be drafted automatically, but discussing results and choices with a patient depends on trust face to face.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Observing and documenting the patient's condition
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: the patient's condition, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Observe and document the patient's condition, treatment, and reactions to medication.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 22 out of 100 (15–29 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Writing up observations is easy to automate, but making them means being at the patient's side.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning a course of treatment with patients
staying humanThe rules require a named, qualified person to answer for a course of treatment, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Plan a course of treatment with patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 19 out of 100 (12–26 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Treatment options can be drafted from guidelines, but the plan is agreed with the patient by a registered nurse.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Facilitating group work on healthy living
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: group work, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Facilitate group work on healthy living.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 16 out of 100 (9–23 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Session content is easy to prepare, but running a group depends on the person leading it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Advising individuals on emotional needs for mental well-
staying humanThe rules require a named, qualified person to answer for individuals, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 80 · 2232/01Source: “Advise individuals on emotional needs for mental well-being.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 15 out of 100 (8–22 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: General wellbeing advice is easy to produce, but this conversation depends on trust with the individual.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Carrying out follow-up meetings to monitor and evaluate patient progress
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: follow-up meetings, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Carry out follow-up meetings to monitor and evaluate patient progress.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (5–19 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Progress can be tracked in the record, but follow-up visits depend on seeing the patient and knowing them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Implementing rehabilitation plans for clients focusing on employment goals
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: rehabilitation plans, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2232/01Source: “Implement rehabilitation plans for clients focusing on employment goals.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 12 out of 100 (5–19 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Plans can be drafted automatically, but helping someone back towards work depends on regular contact with a person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Supervising support workers
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: support workers, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 2232/01Source: “Supervise support workers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Rotas and records can be automated, but supervising people and being answerable for their work is a person's role.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Providing support to clients, their families and carers
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: support, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2232/01Source: “Provide support to clients, their families, and carers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (2–10 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Support for a family in difficulty comes from a person they know and trust visiting them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Putting patients at the centre of care
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Put patients at the centre of care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Keeping the patient at the centre shows in how a nurse behaves with them in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Assisting in making clinical observations for patient assessments
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: making clinical observations, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 2232/01Source: “Assist in making clinical observations for patient assessments.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 6 out of 100 (0–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Taking clinical observations means being with the patient and using equipment on them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Managing medication for patients with learning disabilities
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: medication, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Manage medication for patients with learning disabilities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (0–12 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Managing medicines for these patients involves handling, checking and giving them in person under nursing rules.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing the condition of the patient
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: the condition of the patient, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Assess the condition of the patient.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–8 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Assessing a patient means seeing, touching and talking with them, and the judgement is a registered nurse's.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Supervising patient care activities
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patient care activities, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Supervise patient care activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–8 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Supervising care as it happens means being present where it is delivered.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Engaging with vulnerable people, develop a relationship built on trust
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: vulnerable people, develop a relationship built, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Engage with vulnerable people in order to develop a relationship built on trust.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 1 out of 100 (0–5 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Building trust with a vulnerable person is the work itself and needs a human on the other side.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Administering prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts on patients' charts
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Administer prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Medicines are given to the patient in person, and only a registered nurse may administer them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Implementing healthcare interventions
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: healthcare interventions, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Implement healthcare interventions.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Delivering nursing care is hands-on with the patient.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Making home visits to patients who are unable to visit the surgery/hospital due to their condition
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: home visits, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2232/01Source: “Make home visits to patients who are unable to visit the surgery/hospital due to their condition.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: A home visit means physically going to the patient.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Administering medications and injections to individuals with learning disabilities
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: medications, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2232/01Source: “Administer medications and injections to individuals with learning disabilities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Giving medicines and injections requires a nurse with the patient.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Examining patients to assess their current condition and health
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 2232/01Source: “Examine patients to assess their current condition and health.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: A physical examination is done with hands on the patient, and a registered nurse must carry it out.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Measuring patients' vital signs to monitor health
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients' vital signs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 2232/01Source: “Measure patients' vital signs to monitor health.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Blood pressure, pulse and temperature have to be measured on the patient in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Collecting samples, such as blood, urine or sputum from patients
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: samples, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2232/01Source: “Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Taking blood or other samples needs hands on the patient.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assisting patients with moving in and out of beds
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 55 · 2232/01Source: “Assist patients with moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or cars.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Helping someone move is physical work requiring hands on the person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Guiding patients in shopping, food preparation and using public transport
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 55 · 2232/01Source: “Guide patients in shopping, food preparation, and using public transport.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Going shopping, cooking or riding the bus with someone is done alongside them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Administering enemas and alcohol rubs
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: enemas, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Administer enemas and alcohol rubs.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: These are intimate physical nursing procedures.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Assisting patients with bathing, showering and dressing activities
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Assist patients with bathing, showering and dressing activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Helping someone wash and dress is entirely hands-on personal care.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Measuring and recording patients' height and weight
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients' height, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Measure and record patients' height and weight.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Measuring someone's height and weight means them being there with you.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Preparing patients for examinations, tests or treatments
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Getting a patient ready for a procedure is done at their side.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Taking patients' temperatures and blood pressures for health assessments
staying humanThis work happens in the physical world: patients' temperatures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2232/01Source: “Take patients' temperatures and blood pressures for health assessments.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Taking a temperature or blood pressure requires the patient in front of you.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
What this job pays, and how many people do it
- Median pay
- £40,900a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this
Source: ashe-t14
Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)
Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.
- People doing this job
- 70,400in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.
Why this is shifting
The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: healthcare reviews/care plans in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining accurate and confidential patient or client records and keeping records in doctors' surgeries or clinics. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where individuals get done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.
Your move
Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend
Start with what does not change: assisting individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.
So, given all that: 9% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 10% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 81% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 44 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.
So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Maintaining accurate and confidential patient or client records is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.
This week: one thing
Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to healthcare reviews/care plans, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.
- What you end up holding
- a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
- How long it takes
- ten minutes
If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether supporting people is in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.
Over the next 90 days
Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near coordinating healthcare reviews/care plans with other health and social care professionals. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.
Over the next 12 months
On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.
The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them
I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.
I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to registered community nurses (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was other registered nursing professionals: only about 23% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 19/100 here, with only 9% of the task list in the top band, and “advise on supporting people with learning disabilities” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.
How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.
3 moves I checked and rejected
These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.
Other registered nursing professionals
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “administer prescribed medicines, noting times and amounts on patients' charts”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 23% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 23% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
Registered children's nurses
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 19% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 19% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
Registered mental health nurses
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “assess the condition of the patient”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 13% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 13% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
What I’d stop worrying about
A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.
The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 9% of its task weight, across 44 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The headlines about your trade disappearing
They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like assisting individuals with learning disabilities in accessing healthcare services and overcoming related challenges arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.
Retraining out of a job that is holding up
On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.
You are reading the United Kingdom figures
The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Registered Nurses is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.
Switch to the United States page →partial match
The other groups this work is counted across:
In US official statistics this job is counted as Registered Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists and Nurse Practitioners. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.
Your route through this
Where to go next, and what it costs
Free, and complete
The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.
In England:
A free hour with a government-funded careers adviser is worth more than another evening of reading. In England that's the National Careers Service.
Free, government-funded
In England:
National Careers Service - Find a course
Search what's actually running near you before you spend anything.
Free to search; individual courses vary
In England:
Free courses for jobs (Level 3 qualifications)
A free Level 3 qualification you already qualify for beats a paid course you don't need.
Free for eligible adults
In England:
Free, up to 16 weeks, and you get a job interview at the end. In England these are Skills Bootcamps - search what's running near you.
Free for eligible adults in England
In Scotland:
My World of Work (Skills Development Scotland)
In Scotland it's My World of Work, from Skills Development Scotland.
Free, publicly funded
In Wales:
In Wales it's Careers Wales.
Free, Welsh Government-funded
In Northern Ireland:
Careers Service Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland it's the Careers Service on nidirect.
Free, Department for the Economy-funded
No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it
Nothing Collab365 runs is built for community nurse, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.
The working behind that
There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 9% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.
7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.
The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for community nurse. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.
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Questions people ask about this job
- Will AI replace Registered community nurses?
- Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 44 official task statements scored for Registered community nurses (United Kingdom, SOC 2232), 9% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 19 out of 100 (range 15–25, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
- Which tasks in “Registered community nurses” can AI already do?
- The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain accurate and confidential patient or client records” (81/100, very high); “Maintain awareness of local community activities and opportunities” (68/100, high); “Keep records in doctors' surgeries or clinics” (66/100, high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
- Which tasks in “Registered community nurses” stay human?
- About 81% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Take patients' temperatures and blood pressures for health assessments” (0/100, minimal); “Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments” (0/100, minimal); “Measure and record patients' height and weight” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
- What should someone working in “Registered community nurses” do about AI?
- Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 9% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 81% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
- How is the AI exposure score for Registered community nurses calculated?
- Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 44 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.
Where these numbers come from
About the data on this page
- Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
- This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
- The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
- Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
- Task statements
- gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
- Task weights
- gaisi-index (relatedness)
- Scores
- Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
- Pay and employment
- ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))
Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.
The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.
The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.
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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).
BibTeX
@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
title = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
author = {{Collab365}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
note = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}Data as of release 2026-q4.1, published . Releases never change after publication; when the figures move, a new dated release is published beside this one and this one stays exactly where it is.