Senior Community Staff Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Band 6 Senior Community Staff Nurse within the Fylde Coast community nursing division. The role focuses on triage, coordinated admissions/discharges, and leading weekend/holiday shifts.

Applicants should be an established Band 5 with leadership potential and strong governance awareness. The position offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) and a salary between £39,959 and £48,117 per year.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Willingness to undertake non-medical prescribing (V150/V100/V300).
• Experience in community nursing and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a commissioned service to housebound and clinic patients.
• Provide holistic, person-centred nursing care.
• Lead peers and other staff where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively to plan and optimise resources and services.

Skills

Leadership skills

Advanced communication

IT literate

English communication

Education

Registered Nurse level 1

NMC registration

V150 Non-medical prescriber

Supervisor/Assessor competence

Job description

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Main area Band 6 Senior Community Staff Nurse. Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday 07:30-22:00) Job ref 382-NBC148-26-A

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospital Town Blackpool Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

The postholders will work as part of a community nursing service working within the community triage hub within Blackpool Stadium, undertaking nursing duties around triaging patients visits. Provide safe, effective, individualised care to patients and to give support to families and service users requiring scheduled and unscheduled care interventions.

There are two full time 37.5 hour permanent posts available

Monitor the condition and health needs of patients on a continual basis in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, referring to others for reassessment, when required.

Hold a delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, coordinating admissions and discharges, for patients registered to specific GP surgeries.

Provide clinical leadership at weekends and bank holidays for staff within the Fylde Coast community Nursing Division on a rota basis.

Full details within the attached person specification and job description.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a commissioned service to housebound patients and clinic patientswho fall under the agreed service specification.
• Deliver holistic, person-centred nursing care
• Actively engage with individuals, their families and/or carers and contribute to care planning, by establishing their needs, wishes, preferences and choices and incorporating these into care planning.

Full details within the attached person specification and job description.

Working for our organisation

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workenvironment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We recognise that our greatest asset is our people, and we strive to attract and retain professionals who embody our core values. To address previous challenges and promote a culture of excellence, we are seeking individuals who align with our renewed commitment to these values: caring, safe, respectful.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To lead peers and others where appropriate
• Use reflection to improve personal performance
• Work collaboratively and effectively with others in teams and or networks to deliver and improve services.
• Work safely and learn from the assessment and evaluation of health and safetyrelated incidents.
• Contribute and support quality improvement and productivity initiatives within the workplace.
• Contribute to planning, management and optimisation of resources to improve services and promote equity in access to services.

Full details within the attached person specification and job description

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• Registered Nurse level 1
• Current NMC registration
• Current NMC registration
• V150, V100 or V300 Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake
• Supervisor/Assessor competence

Experience and Knowledge

• Able to deal with difficult situations.
• Ability to Identify and assess patients’ needs.
• Ability to use resources appropriately.
• Multidisciplinary working
• Willingness to undertake further training specific to role
• Demonstrate leadership skills & attributes
• Ability to manage complex needs assessments
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance & safety/quality initiatives pertaining to the role
• Excellent community skills
• Awareness of conflict management
• Evidence of development needs/support/supervision to junior staff including students
• At least 18 months experience at Band 5
• Implementation of audit evidence based recommendations

Skills and Ability

• 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
• 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.
• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients.
• Ability to ensure equality and value diversity.
• Understand implications of lone working
• Demonstrates personal values that align with the Trust values
• Flexible attitude to work
• Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job
• Motivated with strong leadership skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Clinical audit knowledge & experience & implementation of audit action plans

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.