Senior Community Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Kirkham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Kirkham is seeking a Senior Community Nurse to provide high-quality care in the district nursing service. The post emphasizes clinical leadership, collaboration with other services, and ongoing professional development for the nursing team.

The role requires driving license and access to a car, with responsibilities spanning caseload management, patient assessment in home settings, and staff supervision within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and ongoing professional development.
• Experience in district nursing and community health settings.
• Ability to lead and manage a district nursing team.
• Prescribing where appropriate and awareness of policy guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Holds delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload and coordinates admissions and discharges.
• Provide clinical leadership and triage support at The Hub on a rota, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Assess patients: plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess care at patients' homes.
• Provide leadership and operational management for the district nurse team and supervise staff.
• Liaise with other services within health and social care and voluntary/private sectors.
• Develop the nursing service within the division and support student training and supervision.
• Organise community schedule for students: induction training and clinical supervision.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Collaboration

Clinical Documentation

Education

NMC Registration

Community Specialist Practitioner (CSP) Qualification

Degree in Nursing

V100/V150/V300 Prescribing

Job description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Community Nurse

The closing date is 12 November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Community Nurse to join the Kirkham District Nursing Team.

We are seeking a keen, proactive and enthusiastic nurse to provide high quality care to our patients. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate effective leadership, team and partnership working and understand the current context and vision of health and social care.

Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience. This section is used to shortlist your application. Please note people reviewing your application will be seeking evidence that you meet the essential criteria of the person specification in line with the Department of Health guidelines.

The post holder should possess good communication skills both written and verbal, have evidence of ongoing professional development and be able to work independently.

Driving license and access to a car is essential.

Main duties of the job

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SENIOR COMMUNITY NURSE

Holds delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, co-coordinating admissions and discharges, for patients registered to specific GP surgeries. Provide clinical leadership and triage support at The Hub on a rota system, to include weekend and bank holiday working.

Assess patients: plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess care for patients in their own homes. Establish and maintain accurate and thorough clinical records.

Provide leadership and operational management for district nurse team, supporting, supervising and managing staff.

Liaise and work collaboratively with other services within health and social services, voluntary and private sector.

Contribute to the development of the nursing service within the division.

Organise community schedule for students: provide induction training and clinical supervision.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today's health system.

We are not underestimating the challenges facing today's health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.

Job responsibilities

To assess, plan and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to the District Nursing Service. Diagnose specific conditions including venous insufficiency, skin conditions, fungal infections, constipation; recognise uncontrolled symptoms - especially in palliative care, and implement treatment regimes using prescribing when appropriate.

To provide and document a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the community.

To delegate work to members of the Nursing Team, taking into account Scope of Professional Practice, and nursing skill mix.

To work within NMC Guidelines relating to Code of Conduct, Confidentiality, Accountability and Scope of Professional Practice.

To facilitate effective communication, written, verbal and electronic, whilst acting as the patients advocate. Be able to communicate empathetically, sensitive potentially controversial, and/or distressing information to patients and their carers, e.g. relating to patients entering the end stage of life.

Liaise and communicate with own and the wider Primary healthcare team, outside Agencies and voluntary organisations in the delivery of care.

Having knowledge of human rights and cultural issues actively seek to promote health, to patients ,carers and work colleagues by providing evidence based information in a sensitive and empathetic manner.

Administers drugs in line with NMC Policy, including controlled drugs.

To attend Team Briefing and Staff Meetings as required and disseminate the information and implement changes when appropriate within the team.

Prescribe in line with Trust guidelines, prescribing protocols and Nurse Prescribing Formulary.

To keep Nurse Management aware of any factors which may affect the treatment given to patients and produce appropriate written reports when requested. To report and assist in investigation of patient complaints.

To facilitate achieving measurable standards of care and to participate in clinical audit and participate in caseload review.

To establish and maintain accurate records in line with NMC guidelines and local policy using paper based and electronic system.

To be responsible for the assessment and prescribing of, and planning for the efficient and safe use of nursing loan equipment, assessment and provision of continence products. Responsible for facilitating the maintenance and decontamination of small pieces of specialised equipment.

To implement policy changes within own area of practice and represent the team or service if requested on policy groups relating to the service, e.g. clinical governance, record keeping, Palliative Care group.

Initiate and participate in case conferences.

To participate in the selection and appointment of new staff via the short listing and interviewing of candidates. Providing a suitable induction period within the team.

To have an awareness of child protection and a responsibility to act on issues with vulnerable adults working with partner agencies.

To be active in developing own knowledge in line with NMC and PREP; to be aware of current trends, professional matters and new developments in Community Nursing.

To participate in research quality initiatives in areas agreed with the Manager.

To participate in producing and carrying through ideas and plans for the future development of Community Nursing.

To participate in staff training sessions and implement knowledge gained within the team.

To participate in training and formal assessment of undergraduate, diploma, N.V.Q. trainees and others.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1
• Current NMC Registration
• V100/V150/V300 Prescribing
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Supervisor/Assessor competence
• Community Specialist Practitioner (CSP) Qualification
• Degree in Nursing

Experience

• Able to deal with difficult situations.
• Ability to Identify and assess patients needs
• Ability to use resources appropriately.
• At least 18 months experience at Band 5
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance & safety/quality initiatives pertaining to the role
• Demonstrate leadership skills & attributes

Skills

• Ability to facilitate good interpersonal skills within the team
• Ability to organise self and others by prioritising and delegating as needed
• Ability to facilitate education
• IT literate
• Clinical audit knowledge & experience & implementation of audit action plans
• Able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice & expertise to meet service need
• Up to date knowledge of the values & service specifications underpinning the NHS 10 year plan
• Ability to confidently make decisions based on evidence based practice
• Advanced communication skills.
• Understand implications of lone working
• Flexible attitude to work
• Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Motivated with strong leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust