District Nurse Community Specialist Practitioner

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Tameside; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days annual leave + bank hols

Free eye tests

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a District Nurse Community Specialist Practitioner to lead district nursing teams within an integrated neighbourhood service and to contribute to modern, patient-centred care. The role includes mentoring students and junior staff, with a focus on clinical excellence and service improvement.

Based in the community, the post offers opportunities for professional development, a supportive induction, and flexible working

Qualifications

• Holds Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nursing)
• Experience in district nursing and leadership
• Ability to mentor students and junior staff

Responsibilities

• Manage routine activities of the District Nursing Team and organise workload and staff rotas
• Provide leadership, clinical governance and high standards of care
• Develop and mentor students and junior staff within an integrated neighbourhood service

Job description

District Nurse Community Specialist Practitioner

A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

One of the most significant rewards of community nursing is the ability to make a direct and meaningful impact on patients’ lives. Here at Tameside and Glossop District Nursing Service we offer an award winning, quality driven, patient centred approach in all that we do.

We are excited to offer opportunities to experienced District Nurses who hold a Specialist Practitioner Qualification to join our forward-thinking team, with the prospect of being based within a locality team whilst also having the chance to experience our whole service offer, particularly during a supernumerary phase.

Why Tameside and Glossop?

• WE SUPPORT staff with continuous development throughout their career with bespoke mentorship and both formal and informal courses.
• WE SUPPORT all new starters, regardless of experience, with a 6-week supernumerary induction.
• WE SUPPORT evidence-based practice across all roles with the use of our clinical skills lab, via our Practice Educator team.
• WE SUPPORT flexible working and condensed hours across a 7-day working pattern to promote work life balance whilst maintaining service delivery.
• WE SUPPORT professional wellbeing with our Professional Nurse Advocate.
• WE SUPPORT visible leadership within the teams, with a Team Lead located in every area, and ongoing regular support from Matrons and other senior staff.

The post holder will have responsibility for management of the routine activities of the District Nursing Team, organising workload and staff rotas. Exercising leadership and judgement to ensure good clinical practises and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand.

You will be working within an integrated neighbourhood and be involved with the current changes and developments within the organisation.

Assess and develops students and junior staff to reach their potential by designing learning programmes and acting as a Mentor

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Benefits include

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026