District Nurse - Community Specialist Practitioner

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a Community Specialist Practitioner to enhance healthcare delivery. You will provide leadership and mentorship while addressing diverse health needs of the community. The ideal candidate will hold a CSP qualification and possess strong communication and leadership skills. This role offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 a year, pro rata.

Benefits

Ongoing clinical and professional development opportunities

Collaborative environment

Opportunity to shape the future of nursing

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Evidence of excellent communication, diplomacy and negotiation skills.
• Evidence of leadership skills and involvement in change management.

Responsibilities

• Assess and attend to diverse health needs of the community.
• Deliver exceptional care to patients including end-of-life challenges.
• Nurture emerging nursing talent while ensuring quality of care.

Skills

Clinical practice

Leadership skills

Teaching skills

Communication skills

Education

Community Specialist Practitioner (CSP) qualification

Registered Non‑Medical Prescriber

Practice teacher training

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

District Nurse - Community Specialist Practitioner

The closing date is 11 November 2025

We are Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisation – an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people by working across organisational boundaries.

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in our neighbourhood, as part of an integrated team?

Are you ready to strengthen and expand your clinical knowledge and skills?

Are you ready to be a role model, providing leadership and mentorship for our community nursing team?

Are you ready to take on responsibility for specific areas of quality and safety?

If so, we invite you to join us as a transformative member of our nursing team, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing healthcare delivery.

What We're Looking For

A Community Specialist Practitioner who is passionate about making a positive impact and who would thrive in a role that combines delivering clinical excellence with leadership responsibilities.

What We Offer

• Collaborative environment that encourages innovative approaches to patient care.
• The opportunity to shape the future of nursing within our community.
• A chance to mentor emerging talent.
• Responsibility for specific areas of leadership.
• Ongoing clinical and professional development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work within a successful and developing integrated health and social care team.

Main duties of the job

This is your chance to be part of a vibrant team, dedicated to providing exceptional care to patients in the comfort of their own environments. In this role, your autonomy will shine as you assess and attend to the diverse health needs of our community, including delivering exceptional care to those facing end‑of‑life challenges and patients with long‑term or complex conditions. Working under the guidance of the Nursing Team Leader, you'll leverage your clinical expertise to make vital decisions that directly impact patient outcomes.

Your days will be dynamic and fulfilling, blending hands‑on patient care with the gratifying task of nurturing emerging nursing talent, overseeing professional practice and ensuring the safety and quality of care.

Working closely with members of our wider integrated neighbourhood team, you will be part of an MDT approach to addressing the diverse wellbeing needs of our population.

You will hold the relevant CSP Qualification and have the required community nursing experience as set out in the job description. With patient‑centred care as your main focus, you will deliver our values and nurse with pride, respect, empathy, consideration, compassion and dignity.

The Community Nursing Service is a 7‑day service with variable shift patterns available between 8 am–10 pm.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that you possess a full driving licence and have access to a car.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3 bn and operates on a scale unlike most other NHS Trusts. We have created an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

We bring together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester and Trafford and beyond, championing collaborative working and transformation. We encourage our 30,000‑strong workforce to pursue ambitious goals and set standards that other trusts emulate.

We have also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

We are proud to be a major academic research centre and education provider, and we are committed to inclusivity, fairness and sustainability through our Green Plan.

At MFT, we nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging, protect our staff’s health and wellbeing, and shape our future together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. The candidate essentials guide provides details about the Trust, benefits and essential information before you apply.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination across our workforce. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We support applicants with special requirements – contact [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Community Specialist Practitioner (CSP) qualification
• Registered Non‑Medical Prescriber
• Practice teacher training
• Other relevant courses e.g., care of the elderly, palliative care, management coursework

Experience

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Implementation of audit recommendations
• Evidence of excellent communication, diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Evidence of leadership skills and involvement in change management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Teaching skills
• Experience of implementation of change
• Undertaken a leadership or management programme
• Module/course in research methods

Skills

• Able to demonstrate highly developed clinical practice
• Awareness of the wider NHS agenda and national/local strategic direction/frameworks
• Full, current driving licence and access to car
• Enhanced communication skills training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year, pro rata.