Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Temporary Contract for 12 months (Secondment also appropriate))
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week in Bassetlaw area)
- Job ref
- 186-105-26-GH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Retford Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Retford
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro-rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Care Home Team
Band 7
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Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bassetlaw Care Home Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a senior clinical role leading on support and education to care home providers across Bassetlaw as well as providing clinical support and advice to residents with complex long term conditions.
This post is for a 12 month period.
Secondments considered.
You will join an established team of Band 5,6 and 7 Nurses and have the opportunity to develop this relatively new service in line with the National Enhanced Framework for Care Homes 2020.
Based out of Retford Primary Care Centre you will be predominantly covering the care homes in the Bassetlaw locality.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have recent demonstrable experience of working in care homes and delivering training and education to this staff group. You will have an excellent understanding of the current agenda and be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge and the ability to lead within a service.
You will have excellent clinical knowledge with advanced problem solving and critical thinking. You will also demonstrate excellent communication skills.
In return the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and forward thinking team and benefit from being part of the wider specialist palliative care services in Mid Notts.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The essential experience and qualifications needed are set out in the attached job description and person specification but include, not exhaustively:
1st Level Registered Nurse
BSc Honours Degree or equivalent must have evidence of studying at degree level.
Independent Nurse Prescriber V300
Evidence of working at a senior level
Understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patient’s long-term conditions.
Experience of delivering teaching and assessing in clinical practice
Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
Up-to-date professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflective practice and ongoing professional development
Experience of leading/managing a team
Broad experience of having used expert knowledge, advanced nursing practice and autonomous decision making to manage patients in a variety of settings.
Competent in physical examination and history taking, diagnosis and treatment planning.
Ability to travel between locations. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current Professional registration with NMC
- Recognised Healthcare qualifications to degree level or equivalent experience in healthcare
- Study at post-graduate level
Desirable criteria
- Non medical prescribing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Experience of research and clinical audit
- Up to date general and specialist knowledge
- Presentation skills
- Self-motivated and innovative
- Leadership skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Awareness of local and national strategies
Contractual requirements
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving licence is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working within Care Homes
- Evidence change management
- Evidence of research participation or clinical audit experience
- Evidence of recent clinical practice in the community
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- experience of working in a variety of different settings
- experience of caring for people with learning disabilities or mental health needs
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Lee
- Job title
- Care Home Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342 059352
- Additional information
Alternatively contact James Huguenin Head of Service for Specialist Nursing - 07775 687863
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 667 0364 - Corporate/Mental Health Services
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