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Job summary

Main area
District Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Core hours of service are 8am - 8pm - shift pattern across a 7 days a week pro rota)
Job ref
186-1049-25-MH
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Park House
Town
Carlton
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rota for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/09/2025 23:59

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

District Nurse - Community Specialist Practitioner

Band 6

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Job overview

Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.

The division operates under three portfolios of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children’s, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.

Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.

Main duties of the job

Our integrated teams of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals deliver care to people who present with significant physical health care needs in various settings including clinic based, community inpatient, hospices to care in the patient’s own home, including care homes, enabling them to be independent, self-caring and live their optimum lives, reducing hospital admissions.

Services range from community nursing, including specialist practitioners, to public health and health promotion such as school nursing and health visiting, with many specialist community services designed to support care pathways such as Physiotherapy, OT, Speech and Language, Dietetics and Podiatry.

Supporting the efficient running of these services are administrative and managerial roles. All roles, at all levels, are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients - together we all make a difference.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are actively seeking an outstanding Specialist Practitioner Qualified District Nurse to work in our Carlton and Arnold Community Nursing teams in Nottingham

We would like to hear from  Specialist Practitioner Qualified District nurses who are compassionate about  delivery of safe and effective care ,place value in community based care and who feel they can bring something different to our well established, high performing team.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse; Part One and holds current and valid registration with the NMC
  • NMC recordable qualification in District Nursing inclusive of V100/V150 prescribing qualification at degree level or equivalent
  • Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
Desirable criteria
  • Holds a mentorship qualification and has ability to provide mentorship to others
  • V300 non medical prescriber

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
  • Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable criteria
  • The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and Trust policy, values and objectives.
  • Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
  • Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence based enquiry.
  • Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
  • Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage a caseload and lead and manage the nursing team within an integrated and interagency context
  • Good holistic and person centred assessment skills.
  • Ability to plan, perform and evaluate complex patient’s nursing care including self-care initiatives.
  • Ability to promote health and wellbeing both at individual and population levels
  • Good written/oral and IT communication skills
  • Ability to be flexible and diplomatically handle conflict issues
  • Ability to appraise staff performance and direct the development of others.
  • Clinical supervision skills
Desirable criteria
  • A high level of emotional intelligence
  • Ability to demonstrate RCA skills in investigating reported incidents

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays) as identified within the contract of employment
  • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Training

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kelsey McCall
Job title
Clinical Lead- Carlton Community Nursing
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07795666517
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