Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-604-26-GH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various sites
- Town
- Various sites
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum (pro rata for part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse
Band 6
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Job overview
A development opportunity has arisen for Community Staff Nurses to provide leadership and support into our Community Nursing Team across 7 different locations within the following teams Worksop and Villages, Rushcliffe, Nottingham North and East, Mansfield and Newark teams. This is a secondment opportunity for the Community Nursing Team for a period of 12 months as a Senior Staff Nurse.
You must have significant community experience with the ability to motivate yourself and others. It is essential you have effective leadership skills and be committed to supporting integrated ways of working across our community nursing team.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to maintain the highest standards of quality care for your patients. You will be expected to manage a caseload of complex, high risk and supported self care patients. You will therefore demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and lead change within the community.
You will need to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary environment and be politically aware of service developments. You will be flexible, reliable and approachable.
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
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants must be 1st Level Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration.
You must have evidence of recent diploma level study and hold 120 level 2 diploma credits or equivalent.
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
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage a caseload and lead and manage the nursing team within an integrated and interagency context
- Good holistic and person centered assessment skills
- Ability to plan, perform and evaluate complex patient’s nursing care including self-care initiatives
- Good written/oral and IT communication skills
- Ability to be flexible and diplomatically handle conflict issues
- Ability to appraise staff performance and direct the development of others
- Ability to promote health and wellbeing both at individual and population levels
- Clinical supervision skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate investigation skills/PSIRF process
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
- Specialist and area specific expereince
Desirable criteria
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and Trust policy, values and objectives.
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
- Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence based enquiry.
- Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
Qualification/Professional
Essential criteria
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- BSc Honours degree or equivalent/must be prepared to work towards completion of specialist practice community nursing course if successful
- Evidence of 120 level 2 credits in diploma level study
- Recognised teaching and mentoring qualification e.g. ENB 998 or FLIPS/SLIP
- Nurse Prescriber/or work towards V150 qualification
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain professional registration
- Holds a mentorship qualification and has ability to provide mentorship to others
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays) as identified within the contract of employment
- 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
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to perform the full range of nursing duties
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview 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 as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
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
- Katie Grant
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07790808895
- Additional information
Joanne [email protected]
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