# Senior Community Staff Nurse-HQ-Secondment > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-staff-nurse-hq-secondment/1193c75b-fd2b-4d14-aaea-1882047a09a0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-staff-nurse-hq-secondment/1193c75b-fd2b-4d14-aaea-1882047a09a0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Russells Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months (Until 30th September 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including bank holidays and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T16:20:54.527Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Halesowen/The_Dudley_Group_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8236252 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8236252?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dudleygroup.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post registration experience - Experience of working in primary care - Experience of direct supervision of qualified and unqualified staff - Experience of identifying the development needs of others and giving effective feedback. - Significant Community experience - Evidence of working to and achieving defined objectives - Evidence of knowledge relating to caseload management and leadership/provision of support to others ### Knowledge and Training **Essential** - Post registration experience to include: Evidence of mentoring, Management and development of others - Good background knowledge of issues within the primary care arena - Demonstrate knowledge of research based practice - Willing to undertake Band 6 competencies - Have knowledge of major NHS issues ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - First level Registered Nurse - Evidence of continual professional development - Educated to Degree level (Level 6) **Desirable** - Nurse Prescriber ### Analytical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Able to understand relevant research including data - Ability to make decisions at the point of need - Ability to work on own initiative ### Planning and Organisational Skills **Essential** - Enthusiastic – seizing the opportunity for personal and service development - Motivated – able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service - Forward thinking – to identify opportunities for improvement in service development - Flexible – to meet the demands of the service ### Communication & Relationship Skills **Essential** - Must be able to commute to meet the demands of the role - Ability to develop working relationships with other professionals - Able to demonstrate empathy with clients, carers, families and colleagues – ensuring that communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist. - Excellent communication skills with an ability to write concise and comprehensive papers and reports. - Provide hands on direct patient care including safe handling of patients and equipment. **Desirable** - Able to manage staff, conflict and difficult situations and to challenge and support others appropriately and assertively. ### Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values **Essential** - Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility - Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued - Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services ## Documents - [b6 scsn jd (pdf, 401.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10546680) - [our vision (png, 101.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1862) - [useful links (pdf, 193.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1861) - [culture statement (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1991) - [dudley people plan (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2026) - [employee benefits (pdf, 440.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1858) - [gdpr privacy notice (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1859) - [person specification (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548749) - [flexible working poster (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2911) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.