Job summary Exciting Opportunity in District Nursing We invite a qualified Band 6 nurse to join our District Nursing Team in Radcliffe, part of a supportive and experienced group in Bury. This role offers a chance to develop your clinical skills in a dynamic, integrated health and social care multidisciplinary team. Supporting you from recruitment onward, you'll provide high-quality care, advice, and monitoring to patients and their families in community settings. Your responsibilities will include developing Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) initiatives aimed at preventing hospital admissions and facilitating timely discharges. Working under the direction of the team leader, you'll care for patients with both complex and non-complex needs, promoting their independence and self-management. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively within the co-located health and social care teams. You will deliver high levels of clinical competence, including thorough assessments of patients, and support the community District Nursing teams. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those within our community. Main duties of the job Role Responsibilities As a District Nurse, you will visit patients in their homes, including residential facilities, to assess and create management plans for complex and acutely unwell patients. Your support will be crucial in delivering unscheduled nursing care. Key Skills Required The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational and assessment skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads based on patient needs. Flexibility and Support Our service operates 7 days a week, including bank holidays and weekends. Shift patterns can be negotiated to promote a healthy work-life balance. About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 236-BCO-NM077-25 Job locations Bury Care Organisation Radcliffe Primary Care Centre Radcliffe M26 2SP Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current NMC Registration Adult Coaching / Mentorship Substantial years post registration experience Desirable V300 V150 prescribing non- medical prescriber Community experience Community Specialist Practitioner District Nurse Skills / experience Essential Clinical Skills / transferable skills relevant to role Communication skills Coaching / Mentorship Desirable Experience in quality improvement / Service development processes Patient experience data collection and analysis Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current NMC Registration Adult Coaching / Mentorship Substantial years post registration experience Desirable V300 V150 prescribing non- medical prescriber Community experience Community Specialist Practitioner District Nurse Skills / experience Essential Clinical Skills / transferable skills relevant to role Communication skills Coaching / Mentorship Desirable Experience in quality improvement / Service development processes Patient experience data collection and analysis 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Address Bury Care Organisation Radcliffe Primary Care Centre Radcliffe M26 2SP Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)