# Senior Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-staff-nurse/4ab4b34f-d261-4438-af23-9b5183c84a10 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-staff-nurse/4ab4b34f-d261-4438-af23-9b5183c84a10.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Blackpool Victoria Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday 07:30-22:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T08:30:51.323Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackpool/Blackpool_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Band_Senior_Community_Staff_Nurse/Band_Senior_Community_Staff_Nurse-v8361898 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8361898?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The postholders will work as part of a community nursing service working within the community triage hub within Blackpool Stadium, undertaking nursing duties around triaging patients visits. Provide safe, effective, individualised care to patients and to give support to families and service users requiring scheduled and unscheduled care interventions. There are two full time 37.5 hour permanent posts available Monitor the condition and health needs of patients on a continual basis in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, referring to others for reassessment, when required. Hold a delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, coordinating admissions and discharges, for patients registered to specific GP surgeries. Provide clinical leadership at weekends and bank holidays for staff within the Fylde Coast community Nursing Division on a rota basis. Full details within the attached person specification and job description. ### Main duties of the job To deliver a commissioned service to housebound patients and clinic patients who fall under the agreed service specification. - Deliver holistic, person-centred nursing care - Actively engage with individuals, their families and/or carers and contribute to care planning, by establishing their needs, wishes, preferences and choices and incorporating these into care planning. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To lead peers and others where appropriate - Use reflection to improve personal performance - Work collaboratively and effectively with others in teams and or networks to deliver and improve services. - Work safely and learn from the assessment and evaluation of health and safety related incidents. - Contribute and support quality improvement and productivity initiatives within the workplace. - Contribute to planning, management and optimisation of resources to improve services and promote equity in access to services. Full details within the attached person specification and job description ### 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 ### Skills and Ability **Essential** - Ability to facilitate good interpersonal skills within the team - Ability to organise self and others by prioritising and delegating as needed - Excellent time management skills. - Ability to facilitate education - IT literate - Able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice & expertise to meet service need - Up to date knowledge of the values & service specifications underpinning the NHS 10 year plan - Ability to confidently make decisions based on evidence based practice - Advanced communication skills. - Able to communicate sensitive information to patients. - Ability to ensure equality and value diversity. - Understand implications of lone working - Demonstrates personal values that align with the Trust values - Flexible attitude to work - Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job - Motivated with strong leadership skills - Ability to communicate effectively in English - Clinical audit knowledge & experience & implementation of audit action plans ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Able to deal with difficult situations. - Ability to Identify and assess patients’ needs. - Ability to use resources appropriately. - Multidisciplinary working - Willingness to undertake further training specific to role - Demonstrate leadership skills & attributes - Ability to manage complex needs assessments - Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance & safety/quality initiatives pertaining to the role - Excellent community skills - Awareness of conflict management - Evidence of development needs/support/supervision to junior staff including students - Can demonstrate continuous professional development - At least 18 months experience at Band 5 - Implementation of audit evidence based recommendations ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Registered Nurse level 1 - Current NMC registration - V150, V100 or V300 Non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake - Supervisor/Assessor competence ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688665) - [person specification (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688666) - [application guide booklet (pdf, 511.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2617) - [guidance on pre-employment checks (pdf, 64.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=447) - [statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 43.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=448) ## 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.