Senior Community Nurse

Classic Area Community Nursing – Grade NHS Af C: Band 6

Hours: Full time or part time – 22.5 or 37.5 hours per week (includes evening and weekend work).

Employer: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – NHS site across Fylde Coast, Thornton & Cleveleys.

Employer Overview

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is located on the west coast of Lancashire, serving the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.

It is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

The Trust provides acute, specialist tertiary and community health services to over 445,000 residents and an estimated 18 million visitors each year.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans.

Flexible working is encouraged – part‑time, self‑rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term‑time, reverse term‑time and flexitime are available.

Job Overview

This role is within the Community Nursing team across the Fylde coast. Full‑time, part‑time, permanent and fixed‑term positions are available.

Applicants must be registered nurses with degree‑level qualifications, specialist post‑registration education and leadership training or equivalent.

A minimum of 18 months experience at Band 5 is required.

Main Duties

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a defined district nursing caseload.
• Ensure care needs are met through effective management and appropriate delegation.
• Work in partnership with the primary health care team, liaising with all involved in holistic patient care.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge, advanced analytical and practical skills, and empathetic communication with patients, carers and professionals.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and support staff development.

The post holder must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, evidence of ongoing professional development, and be able to work independently.

Detailed Responsibilities

The postholder works within a community nursing service across the Fylde coast, delivering care in patients’ homes or clinic settings. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing safe, effective, individualised care and supporting families and service users requiring scheduled and unscheduled care interventions.
• Monitoring patients’ condition and health needs continually in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, and referring for reassessment when required.
• Maintaining delegated 24‑hour responsibility for a caseload, coordinating admissions and discharges for patients registered to specific GP surgeries, and providing clinical leadership on weekends and bank holidays.
• Assessing patients, planning, implementing, evaluating and reviewing care in home or clinic settings, and maintaining accurate clinical records.
• Administering drugs in line with NMC Policy, including controlled drugs.
• If qualified, prescribing in line with Trust guidelines, prescribing protocols and the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
• Producing appropriate written reports as requested.
• Assisting in investigation of patient complaints.
• Providing leadership and operational management of a community nursing team, supporting, supervising and managing staff.
• Attending team briefings and staff meetings to disseminate information and implement changes where appropriate.
• Delegating work to members of the Nursing Team, considering Scope of Professional Practice and skill mix.
• Liaising with other health, social care, voluntary and private sector services to ensure a collaborative approach to service provision.
• Contributing to the development of nursing services within the division.
• Organising community schedules for students to provide robust educational placements.
• Providing an induction training package and clinical supervision opportunities for preceptees and new staff.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Registered Nurse Level 1.
• Current NMC Registration.
• Evidence of ongoing Professional Development.
• V100, V150 or V300 Non‑Medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake.
• Supervisor/Assessor Competence.

Skills and Ability

• Strong interpersonal and team facilitation skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritize tasks, delegating as needed.
• Facilitation of education and trainee development.
• IT literacy.
• Clinical audit knowledge, experience and implementation of audit action plans.
• Demonstrated high standard of clinical practice and expertise to meet service needs.
• Evidence‑based decision making.
• Advanced communication skills, including sensitive information disclosure.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Understanding of lone working implications.
• Alignment with Trust values and culture.
• Flexible, proactive attitude to work.
• Valid driving licence and access to suitable transport.
• Strong leadership motivation and skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Current knowledge of NHS 10‑year plan values and service specifications.

Experience and Knowledge

• Ability to manage difficult situations.
• Proficient patient needs assessment.
• Resource utilisation skills.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Willingness to undertake further role‑specific training.
• Leadership skills and attributes.
• Complex needs assessment management.
• Understanding of clinical governance, safety and quality initiatives.
• Audit evidence‑based recommendation implementation.
• Strong community nursing skills.
• Conflict management awareness.
• Support and supervision of junior staff, including students.
• Minimum 18 months experience at Band 5.
• Additional Information

Applicants may need to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the pre‑employment process.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the standard DBS code of practice associated with the role.

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