District Nurse

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse - East District Nurse Team The closing date is 14 December 2025 Band 6 District Nurse (SPQ) or Band 6 Senior Community Nurse, development post Contract type: District Nurse (SPQ) - Permanent. Senior Community Nurse-Development post. This is a Fixed Term post of 12 months with a potential to extend for a further 12 months. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Community Nurse to work within Community Services, Family Health. The successful candidates will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's Values in their day-to-day work. Main duties of the job We are looking for an experienced Senior Community Nurse with excellent clinical, communication skills and evidence of caseload management experience, wishing to develop their skills further in a team leadership position. You should be innovative, enthusiastic and highly motivated with the drive to provide high quality evidenced based care and manage a team of varying skill mix. You will need to provide strongleadership toyour team and tosupport and participate in the development of new ways of working following the recent service redesign. This will be in addition to embracingworking within a multi-disciplinary environment and managing acaseload of patients with complex needs. As a Senior Community Nurse working in a development role, there is an expectation that within 2 years you will secure a place on a specialist practitioner course to become a qualified District Nurse. Secondment opportunity is available for internal candidates only. The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post. About us To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link: We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including: Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. Job responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.. Person Specification Skills & Attributes Ability to organise and prioritise Ability to delegate appropriately Experience of Change management or willing to gain experience with support from HR Experience of clinical audit Education, Qualifications & Training Registered General Nurse, Registered with the NMC Willingness to attend training to attain a formal District Nursing Specialist Practitioner qualification within one year and any other training to do the role Degree in Community health care nursing V300 Non medical prescribing Training in HR policies or willing to attend HR training IT skills/qualifications (ECDL) Mentorship Assessor qualification or equivalent Experience & Knowledge Experience in a community nursing setting Awareness of current issues within District Nursing and the NHS Experience of Triage Experience of caseload management Awareness of the speciality Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata/per annum #J-18808-Ljbffr