Community Staff Nurse - Out Of Hours | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Withington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in England is seeking experienced Band 5 Staff Nurses for flexible evening shifts in the Evening District Nursing Service. This role at Withington Community Hospital involves delivering quality patient care and supporting nursing practice in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have a full driving license and be part of a dynamic healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence with access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Gain competence in clinical skills to enable delivery of quality patient care.
• Take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care.
• Provide ongoing nursing care and support to patients and carers.
• Prioritise own workload and work autonomously when necessary.

Job description

Position

Are you a Registered Nurse wanting flexible hours to fit in with your busy family lives? We have an exciting opportunity for 2/3 experienced Band 5 Staff Nurses to work with the Evening District Nursing Service, 5.30/6pm - 11.30/12am. You can be flexible on the evenings that you work and will be part of a fabulous and supportive team based at Withington Community Hospital, covering Central Manchester.

Key Responsibilities

• Gain competence in clinical skills to enable delivery of quality patient care within the service
• Take an active role in contributing to developing nursing practice
• Maintain effective communication internally and externally to the organisation
• Take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care for patients
• Provide ongoing nursing care and support to patients and carers, promoting the role of the nurse and clinical excellence
• Identify patients whose conditions become unstable and liaise with doctors and acute services appropriately
• Network with other professionals to co‑ordinate a multi‑disciplinary approach to care provision
• Be responsible for multi‑agency care documentation in line with current practice
• Ensure that patients can make an informed choice about their current and future care needs, keeping care patient centred and maintaining confidentiality in line with Trust policy
• Prioritise own workload and work autonomously when necessary
• Provide support, guidance and supervision to junior staff
• Assess the level of ongoing nursing needs for people who may need long‑term care
• Liaise with the patients GP to provide sufficient information for ongoing primary care to be provided safely and efficiently

Qualifications & Requirements

• Full driving licence with access to a car

About MFT

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high‑quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025