Senior Community Nurse

Main area Senior Community Nurse Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service - 5 shifts over 7 days) Job
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Employer Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kirkham District Nursing Team Town Kirkham Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Community Nurse to join the Kirkham District Nursing Team.

We are seeking a keen, proactive and enthusiastic nurse to provide high quality care to our patients. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate effective leadership, team and partnership working and understand the current context and vision of health and social care.

Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience. This section is used to shortlist your application. Please note people reviewing your application will be seeking evidence that you meet the essential criteria of the person specification in line with the Department of Health guidelines.

The post holder should possess good communication skills both written and verbal, have evidence of ongoing professional development and be able to work independently.

Driving license and access to a car is essential.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SENIOR COMMUNITY NURSE

Holds delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, co-coordinating admissions and discharges, for patients registered to specific GP surgeries. Provide clinical leadership and triage support at The Hub on a rota system, to include weekend and bank holiday working.

Assess patients: plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess care for patients in their own homes. Establish and maintain accurate and thorough clinical records.

Provide leadership and operational management for district nurse team, supporting, supervising and managing staff.

Liaise and work collaboratively with other services within health and social services, voluntary and private sector.

Contribute to the development of the nursing service within the division.

Organise community schedule for students: provide induction training and clinical supervision.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and…