**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY** Senior Community Nurse

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Community Nursing Grade NHS AfC:

Band 6

Contract Permanent:

Starting ASAP Hours Full time Part time Flexible working 37.5 hours per week Job ref 301-RJ-26-7977612 Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradwell Hospital Town Chesterton Salary £38,682

• £46,580 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/05/2026 08:00 Employer heading

• INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY

• Senior Community Nurse NHS AfC:

  Band 6 Job overview

• INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY

• We currently have Senior Community Nurse opportunities within our North Alliance District Nursing teams
• Meir PCN District Nurses
• based at Longton Health Centre 1 x full time, permanent post 1 x 30 hour per week, fixed term post
• 9 months ABC (About Better Care) PCN District Nurses
• based at Bradwell Hospital 1 x full time, permanent post Biddulph & Kidsgrove PCN 1 x full time post, fixed term
• 6 months Community nursing teams deliver holistic, complex care to housebound patients within their own home environments.

You will be responsible for leading the community nursing team, managing the caseload and supporting staff development. You will work alongside the leadership team to ensure proactive and effective care delivery, liaising and working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure individualised and evidence

• based care to our patients. Main duties of the job
• You will be responsible for allocating patient visits within the skill set for the community nursing team. You will work alongside the Lead Practitioner to manage the caseload, including reviewing demand and capacity.
• You will be competent in a variety of clinical skills, and be able to share your knowledge and expertise with others, signposting to more specialist services as appropriate.
• You will an effective leader, demonstrating care, compassion and empathy and role modelling the Trust values. You will be able to support staff within the team to develop their own skills and will offer a high standard of supervision.
• You will be able to engage complex patients, agree mutually beneficial treatment plans and to plan, implement and evaluate care pathways.
• You will support with quality assurance, including audit, incident reporting and gaining patient feedback.

You will work with the leadership team to evaluate this in line with objectives. Working for our organisation By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; Supporting your career development and progression Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car

• fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. Detailed job description and main responsibilities These posts are available to internal MPFT Employees only. What we ask from you?

• Working in a multi-disciplinary team alongside Clinical and Operational Leadership to ensure high quality care delivery to service users.
• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers.
• Evaluate treatment plans and undertake discharge planning and promote self care.
• Be responsible for an agreed caseload.
• Co-ordinate the work of the Team.
• Support development of skills and competencies in others. Essential Qualifications and training Nursing Registration with the NMC Degree in nursing or equivalent Mentorship/Assessor Qualification Essential experience Experience in leadership MDT working Caseload Management Clinical skills relevant to community nursing
• fully completed skills passport For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Current NMC registration Assessor/Mentor Degree in nursing or equivalent Desirable criteria Specialist Practice Qualification in District Nursing Experience Essential criteria Leadership experience Clinical skills relevant to community nursing MDT working Caseload Management Community Nursing skills document completed Visa eligibility notice: The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes. Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals. Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan. As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements 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. Documents to download Senior Community Nurse JD + PS ( PDF , 504.6 KB ) Benefits Booklet ( PDF , 1.1 MB ) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Hannah Copeland Job title Operational Lead (ABC) Email address Hannah.

Copeland@mpft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01283 352505 Additional information Mark Taylor

• Operational Lead (Meir) t: 07452948964 e: Mark.

Taylor@mpft.nhs.uk Christy Botfield

• Operational Lead (Biddulph & Kidsgrove) t: 07583164492 e: Christy.

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