• Job Description

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  Job summary

  **INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY**

  Within the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) we have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our Balance St DN team in the East staffs locality. We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate nurse to further enhance the high quality patient experience we offer in the community.

  The successful applicant needs to have a commitment to providing care in patients' own homes and residential homes providing palliative care inclusive of EOL care and syringe driver and symptom management, Tissue viability and pressure area care, diabetes care, continence care and managing long term conditions, being able to work on their own initiatives an work well within a team demonstrating these wide range of clinical skills.

  Community services are managing patients with more complex acuity than ever before with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff. For the right applicant training and development can be provided to meet the individualised needs of patients in our community along with enhancing skills and knowledge for the successful candidate including leadership skills.

  Main duties of the job

  The Adult community Service provides care to patients in their own homes and is pivotal in the prevention agenda. You will deliver a high quality service, working closely with GP's and a multidisciplinary teams in addressing a range of care issues across a spectrum of health conditions and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

  We are a friendly and innovative service covering Uttoxeter and Abbots Bromley areas including all surrounding villages, covering 2 GP practices. As a service we have a great interest in moving District Nursing forward in line with local population and service needs.

  You must be a qualified nursing practitioner with current NMC registration. Previous experience of working in the community is an essential requirement and you need to be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality targeted personal care and hold a full driving licence.

  You must be able to demonstrate leadership skills and be able to make sound clinical decisions independently. You will be expected to be a positive, influential role model, supporting both staff and service delivery.

  Appointment this role is with the understanding that the successful candidate holds the Practice Assessor or equivalent mentor course/certification and has completed or currently undertaking relevant post qualification accredited study.

  Post holders will be required to work flexibly on a rota system covering 08:30 to 17:00 across a 7 day week.

  About us

  By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by Supporting your career development and progression. Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccination every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

  Details

  Date posted

  18 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  301-VA-25-7268385

  Job locations

  Balance ST Surgery

  Balance st

  Uttoxeter

  ST14 8JG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As per attached Job Description and Person Specification:

  • Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
  • Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: Putting People at the heart of what we do, Empowering Our Workforce and Working in partnership with others.
  • Be a Registered Nurse and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
  • Palliative care
  • Management of continence
  • Administration of medication
  • Management of long term conditions
  • Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
  • Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
  • Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
  • Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
  • Work with the Operational Lead and Lead Specialist Practitioner undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As per attached Job Description and Person Specification:

  • Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
  • Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: Putting People at the heart of what we do, Empowering Our Workforce and Working in partnership with others.
  • Be a Registered Nurse and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
  • Palliative care
  • Management of continence
  • Administration of medication
  • Management of long term conditions
  • Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
  • Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
  • Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
  • Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
  • Work with the Operational Lead and Lead Specialist Practitioner undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Degree in nursing or equivalent. Post Graduate studies in nursing or recognised accredited study. Registration with the NMC. Mentorship or equivalent Practice Assessor Qualification in line with the new guidance.

  Desirable

  • Modules at degree or masters level. Evidence of further clinical study and willing to work towards specialist practitioner Qualification in district nursing.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of longterm conditions. Ability to manage time and caseload effectively. Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the delivery of healthcare in the community. Working in multi disciplinary team.

  Desirable

  • Experience in direct patient care. Experinence of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Degree in nursing or equivalent. Post Graduate studies in nursing or recognised accredited study. Registration with the NMC. Mentorship or equivalent Practice Assessor Qualification in line with the new guidance.

  Desirable

  • Modules at degree or masters level. Evidence of further clinical study and willing to work towards specialist practitioner Qualification in district nursing.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of longterm conditions. Ability to manage time and caseload effectively. Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the delivery of healthcare in the community. Working in multi disciplinary team.

  Desirable

  • Experience in direct patient care. Experinence of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Balance ST Surgery

  Balance st

  Uttoxeter

  ST14 8JG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Balance ST Surgery

  Balance st

  Uttoxeter

  ST14 8JG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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