Location
Wakefield, England
Salary
£49387.00 to £56515.00
Profession
Nurse practitioner
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
09 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
26 Aug 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

39 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Training

    To be willing to undertake post graduate training to further skills, knowledge, and expertise

  • Training

    Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

  • Training

    Clinical Supervision training and experience

  • Experience

    Experience at senior level and ability to demonstrate development of advanced leadership and management skills.

  • Experience

    Experience of providing nursing services to patients in community settings.

  • Experience

    Experience of working with individuals with complex health needs and behaviours that challenge.

  • Experience

    Experience of managing and assessing risk whilst working independently.

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a multi- disciplinary environment.

  • Experience

    Experience of Nurse-led triage

  • Qualifications

    RGN

  • Qualifications

    Relevant Teaching Qualification

  • Qualifications

    Postgraduate study to Masters Level or equivalent experience in a field related to Nursing

  • Qualifications

    Current NMC Registration

  • Qualifications

    Advanced Physical Assessment and Consultation Skills (APACS) qualification

  • Qualifications

    Nurse Independent Prescriber V300 Prescribing course

  • Personal Attributes

    A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)

  • Personal Attributes

    Ability to work flexibly including weekend, evening and Bank Holiday working.

  • Physical Attributes

    Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.

  • Physical Attributes

    A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Evidence of a wide range of clinical skills, abilities, and experience.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Understanding of the specific health needs of people with complex nursing needs.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Awareness of current philosophies and legislation relating to community nursing / urgent community response pathways.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Knowledge and understanding of current government legislation and NHS policy.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Awareness of up-to-date nursing practices.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Ability to lead and motivate a team of staff.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Ability to work within budget frameworks.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Ability to self-motivate and work independently.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Ability to organise team and delegate appropriately.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Ability to manage caseloads on short- and longer-term basis.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills and negotiation skills.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Able to direct junior staff and students as appropriate.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Ability to represent the service in the absence of senior managers.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Effective time management.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Good communication skills and can adapt working practices to meet the cross-section of society.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Flexibility.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Good team worker.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Reliable and caring.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Able to work unsupervised.

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Training

    Moving and Handling training

  • Training

    Positive Behaviour Management Training

  • Training

    Specialist training in areas relevant to the patient group, e.g. Long Term conditions, minor illness, minor ailments and injuries.

  • Training

    Relevant qualification Community Nursing Management training.

  • Experience

    Work with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Knowledge and understanding of cultural and diversity issues.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Able to demonstrate evidence-based practice.

  • Special Knowledge/Skills

    Experience of service improvement and change management

Job summary

Are you looking to progress your career? We are looking for an experienced nurse to work within our Urgent Community Response Service (UCR)

You will:

Work as an advanced Nurse delivering high level clinical assessments & reviews to patients in their own home, implementing a comprehensive plan of care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions

Involved in the delivery of care for patients as part of ongoing developments including UCR response standards & out of hours provision, supporting virtual ward patients

Work as part of a wider MDT of AHPs, specialist nurses, primary care, acute & social care colleagues

Monitor & improve standards of care through supervision, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, learning & development, & provision of clinical leadership

You will be expected to work across a seven-day week shift pattern including weekends & bank holidays

The shift pattern predominantly includes days & afters, but you may be required to work occasional nights

You will need to be able to travel independently between sites & to patients homes

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

Be an experience nurse, have completed the Nurse Prescriber course & Advanced Physical Assessment & Consultation Skills (APACS) qualification

Demonstrate a broad range of specialist nursing clinical expertise supporting high quality person-centred care. This role requires resilience & ability to problem solve quickly & effectively

Be expected to provide & deliver cover across our neighbourhood footprint, working in an integrated way with therapy, community nursing & acute, adult social care as part of the wider system

Work autonomously & be able to suggest & contribute to improvements within the pathway/team

Contribute to the on-going development of clinical practice & standards

Have a key role in training & education, participate in regular supervision & appraisals contributing to clinical leadership facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice

Have line management responsibility for staff with health & wellbeing a key consideration

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

  • Date posted: 26 August 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 7
  • Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
  • Reference number: C9378-B2353A
  • Job locations: Priory Campus, Pontefract Road, Lundwood, Barnsley, S715PN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

KEY RESULT AREAS:

The postholder will:

The Neighbourhood Teams Advanced Nurse (ANP) will be responsible for the delivery of safe and effective nursing practice across our Neighbourhood Teams, ensuring a 2-hour response to crisis call outs, providing ongoing support as appropriate.

Working as part of the multi-disciplinary urgent community response service to support unwell patients in domiciliary care homes and their own homes. To undertake face-to-face assessment, diagnosis and treatment for community patients presenting as unwell to prevent hospital admission, where appropriate and keep patients safe within their own homes.

The Advanced Nurse (ANP) will ensure clinical systems are in place to support and monitor practice and performance and support the Clinical Team Leader in the operational delivery of the service.

The Advanced Nurse (ANP) will hold accountability for all service user allocations across the Crisis 2 hour nursing pathway having shared responsibility for the clinical caseload management for the team.

Working with other lead Nurses the post holder will provide trust wide leadership and support within their own discipline or urgent crisis response.

1.1Care/service/function provision:

  • Providing specialist nursing assessment and intervention within individuals professional expertise to an allocated caseload of more complex cases, requiring a 2-hour crisis response and potential support or signposting.
  • Utilising specialist and advanced knowledge of nursing practice to guide intervention and assessment methods appropriate to individual service user needs.

Practice as an independent prescriber within the bounds of current legislation, independently prescribing medicines and appliances where appropriate and within scope of practice.

  • Working with service users to identify goals as part of the overall care plan, using assessment tools based on current evidence based best practice.

Having the flexibility and skill set, with appropriate training, to work across planned and Urgent crisis pathways supporting patients to remain well in their own homes, or long-term place of residence and / or prevent hospital admission.

  • Supporting the culture and implementation of service user led care plans to achieve therapeutic goals.
  • Ensuring the nursing team monitors, evaluates and modifies treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
  • Showing a working knowledge of current legislation e.g., Urgent Community Response standards, safeguarding adults/Vulnerable Adult, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983 etc.
  • Ensuring that the nursing team keep abreast of new approaches and treatment developments, ensuring that staff establish and maintain effective documentation processes in line with Trust and Professional standards regarding Clinical Record Keeping.
  • Utilising resources effectively to resolve complex clinical and non-clinical situations.
  • Broadening clinical research and development skills by leading on the evaluation of the service via service evaluation, audit and research projects to promote evidence-based practice.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

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