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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

About

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard due to our continued commitment to quality and service improvement. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education.

Contact

Address: Elizabeth House; Fulbourn Hospital; Fulbourn; Cambridge; Cambridgeshire; CB21 5EF
Contact Number: 0800 953 7016

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Open

Ref: 310-MOPAC-7618837 Vacancy ID: 7618837

Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse (DNSPQ)

Accepting applications until: 28-Dec-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 28-Dec-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Sawston Mecdical Practice
Address: London Rd, Sawston,
Town: Cambridge
Postcode: CB22 3HU
Major / Minor Region: Cambridgeshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (Expectation to work weekends)

Salary

Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: District Nurse

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team, neighbourhood teams
To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills
To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines, with the support of the multidisciplinary team
To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
Provide support and education t peers, new staff non-registered staff and students
To supervise junior staff and students overseeing patient intervention and ensure that a high standard of care is delivered and staff achieve set competencies
To be accountable for a delegated case load
To prioritise all referrals according to clinical lead and allocate or signpost appropriately
To provide a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home this includes lone working with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
To identify patient needs, agree goads and to provide appropriate holistic nursing interventions, to refer to other services and provide or order equipment

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
Children and young people’s mental health services;
Children’s community services in Peterborough;
Social care;
Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

RGN Level 1 educated to degree level
Evidence of ongoing professional development
Mentorship qualification or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

Prescriber or willing to undertake
Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Multidisciplinary working experience
Management experience
Relevant and proven experience post registration in a variety of things

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate application of clinical governance and experience of clinical supervision
Experience in delivering training

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

The ability to respond to changing situations
Ability to develop effective working relationships
Ability to exercise initiative
Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet the needs of the service
Ability to innovate

Desirable criteria

Extensive understanding of clinical supervision

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

Demonstrate an understanding of national government initiatives in health and social care and how these impact on local services
Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others