Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
30 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant post registration experience
- Experience
Experience of working in primary care
- Experience
Experience of direct supervision of qualified and unqualified staff
- Experience
Experience of identifying the development needs of others and giving effective feedback.
- Experience
Significant Community experience
- Experience
Evidence of working to and achieving defined objectives
- Experience
Evidence of knowledge relating to caseload management and leadership/provision of support to others
- Knowledge and Training
Post registration experience to include: Evidence of mentoring, Management and development of others
- Knowledge and Training
Good background knowledge of issues within the primary care arena
- Knowledge and Training
Demonstrate knowledge of research based practice
- Knowledge and Training
Willing to undertake Band 6 competencies
- Knowledge and Training
Have knowledge of major NHS issues
- Qualifications and Education
First level Registered Nurse
- Qualifications and Education
Evidence of continual professional development
- Qualifications and Education
Educated to Degree level (Level 6)
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
Able to understand relevant research including data
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
Ability to make decisions at the point of need
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
Ability to work on own initiative
- Planning and Organisational Skills
Enthusiastic – seizing the opportunity for personal and service development
- Planning and Organisational Skills
Motivated – able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
- Planning and Organisational Skills
Forward thinking – to identify opportunities for improvement in service development
- Planning and Organisational Skills
Flexible – to meet the demands of the service
- Communication & Relationship Skills
Must be able to commute to meet the demands of the role
- Communication & Relationship Skills
Ability to develop working relationships with other professionals
- Communication & Relationship Skills
Able to demonstrate empathy with clients, carers, families and colleagues – ensuring that communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
- Communication & Relationship Skills
Excellent communication skills with an ability to write concise and comprehensive papers and reports.
- Communication & Relationship Skills
Provide hands on direct patient care including safe handling of patients and equipment.
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications and Education
Nurse Prescriber
- Communication & Relationship Skills
Able to manage staff, conflict and difficult situations and to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively.
Job overview
Band 6 Senior Community Staff Nurse - Non SPDN
Secondment - September 2027
We are looking to appoint a Band 6 District Nurse into our friendly and supportive Halesowen District nursing team. You must have effective communication and negotiation skills.
As an advocate for our patients, you need to have the ability to inspire people at all levels. This post would require that you had an understanding of the expanding role of community nursing and would have the commitment to take it forward. You will need a sound understanding of the current primary care agenda, with excellent communication skills and effective leadership and decision-making skills. You will need to be innovative and able to work autonomously whilst promoting a positive and supportive learning environment for team members and students. This would be an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills in supporting the team leader.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care and will take responsibility for caseload holders in their absence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
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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This advert is for Senior Community Staff Nurse-HQ-Secondment with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata. The contract type is Secondment: 12 months (Until 30th September 2027). The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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