Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 270-TG083-ACS
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northampton
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading

Senior Community Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
We are currently seeking a dedicated, caring, compassionate & highly motivated Community Nursing sister (Band 6) to join our Comunity Nursing Team. Applications are welcomed from nurses who have 2 or more years’ experience post qualification and previous roles working as a community nurse will be advantageous.
The Community Nursing Service aims to provide an excellent standard of person centred planned and unplanned nursing intervention to patients in their homes and is part of an integrated service that supports patients to remain in their home environment. As a County Wide Community Nurse you will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Practice Nurses and Specialist Nurses in order to support the service delivery having a high focus on quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.
Main duties of the job
As both an organisation and a service we are actively involved in both local and national innovative projects around improving quality of care and integrated working. We promote mobile working technology to aid staff to provide a safe robust service for the patients. We have an extensive program of training and skills development available and actively nominate and encourage our staff to apply for national awards, such as Queen’s Nursing Institute, RCN and Nursing Times awards. Motivated staff are encouraged to complete extended skills training such as the DNSPQ, Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills and Non-medical Prescribing (V300).
NHFT is rated as Outstanding following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse -NMC
Desirable criteria
- Independent Nurse prescribing qualification would be desirable
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD
- Previous experience in a primary care/community setting
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Time Management Skills
- IT skills
- Be able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working at Band 6 level
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Leah
- Job title
- Community Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07771 355170
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