Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Specialist Practitioner student to work in District Nursing within Trafford Local Care Organisation.
This role is a fixed-term 53‑week Level 7 post‑graduate diploma (District Nursing) contract. The successful candidate will be paid at Band 5 for the duration of the course.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage an integrated caseload of patients within the Neighbourhood Team, providing support and care to patients with varying complexity and intensity of needs, promoting health and well‑being, self‑care, and independence.
- Promote clinical excellence and an evidence‑based approach to care by complying with the agreed Trust policies and procedures, maintaining own clinical competencies, and developing the competencies of others within a clinical leadership role.
- Develop skills to support management of the clinical area, alongside sisters within the team.
- Monitor agreed induction, orientation and preceptorship programmes for newly appointed staff and students.
- Attend the University of Manchester and complete a clinical placement in a designated area, supported by a Clinical Supervisor and Assessor. The ratio of University attendance to Clinical Practice is approximately 60:40.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Current first‑level registration on part one of the NMC Register.
- At least 120 credit points at Level 6 or an equivalent APEL qualification.
- Knowledge of the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Community Nursing (2023) and the QNI/QNIS Voluntary Standards for District Nursing Education and Practice (adopted from 2016).
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, a large and forward‑thinking organisation providing care to over 1 million people annually.
- Access to a collaborative multi‑disciplinary community and support for professional development.
- Experience using the Hive Electronic Patient Record system to enable safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working.
For further details or informal visits, please contact Suzanne Leonard, Community Matron (suzanne.leonard@mft.nhs.uk, 07855973542).
