District Nurse - Community Specialist Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sale; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Specialist Practitioner to deliver hands-on home-based nursing across the Trafford Local Care service. You will assess and treat patients in their own homes, provide end-of-life and long-term condition care, and mentor the community nursing team.

The role requires CSP and Non-Medical Prescriber qualifications, NMC registration, and a full driving licence with car access.

Qualifications

• CSP qualification and Non-Medical Prescriber status required.
• NMC registration as a first level nurse.
• Full driving licence with car access.
• Experience in community nursing and leading teams.
• Evidence of CPD and audit participation.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients in their own homes.
• Deliver end-of-life care.
• Lead and mentor the community nursing team.
• Work within an MDT with the neighbourhood team.
• Ensure safety and quality of care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Home-based care

Mentoring

Communication

Leadership

Education

Community Specialist Practitioner (CSP)

Non-Medical Prescriber

Job description

This community specialist practitioner post sits within the integrated Trafford Local Care service at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which combines NHS community health and social care. Work is hands-on care in patients' own homes, including end-of-life and complex long-term conditions, plus mentoring and leadership of the nursing team. The service runs seven days with shifts between 8am and 10pm, and a full driving licence with car access is essential. Applicants need the CSP qualification and non-medical prescribing.

What the job involves

• Assess and treat the health needs of patients in their own homes
• Deliver end-of-life care to patients
• Manage patients with long-term or complex conditions
• Make clinical decisions that shape patient outcomes, under the Nursing Team Leader's guidance
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the community nursing team
• Take responsibility for specific areas of leadership
• Provide professional oversight and ensure the safety and quality of care
• Work in an MDT approach with the wider integrated neighbourhood team
• Deliver patient-centred care in line with the trust's values

Qualifications

• Community Specialist Practitioner (CSP) qualification
• Registered Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a first level nurse

Experience

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Participation in clinical audit
• Implementing audit recommendations
• Leadership skills and involvement in change management
• Experience of implementing change
• Community nursing experience

Skills & knowledge

• Highly developed clinical practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills
• IT skills
• Teaching skills
• Awareness of the wider NHS agenda and national and local strategic frameworks

Checks & eligibility

• Full, current driving licence and access to a car

Nice to have

• Masters level education
• Other relevant course, such as care of the elderly, palliative care or management
• Leadership or management programme
• Module or course in research methods
• Enhanced communication skills training

What’s offered

• Collaborative environment that encourages innovative approaches to patient care
• Opportunity to shape the future of nursing within the community
• Chance to mentor emerging talent
• Ongoing clinical and professional development
• Clear clinical pathways for professional development
• Comprehensive induction
• Responsibility for specific areas of leadership
• Working within an integrated health and social care team