The closing date is 13 November 2025
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro rata per annum
Job summary
Community Staff Nurse Evening & Overnight Band 5 Part time – 16.85 hours
Our service works across the 5 neighbourhoods of Tameside. You will have the support of our induction facilitator alongside a ‘buddy’. This is a 24 hour service & the role may require you to work across the localities as a service need requirement.
If you are a self-motivated, individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you. The department are unable to support newly qualified staff at this time.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the Community and after period of induction will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of clients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all client groups within the community. You will act in accordance with locally agreed standards of care and ensure that clinical procedures are correctly carried out. As an experienced nurse and as appropriate, you will co-ordinate the case load in the absence of the team/senior lead ensuring that effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support for junior staff within the team. You will pay a key role in the supervision and assessment of pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff providing a teaching role and acting as named supervisor.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to apply current research findings into clinical practice where appropriate.
- Can delegate appropriately and supervise junior staff and student nurses as directed by the District Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant pre or post registration community experience an advantage.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Government legislation and policies pertaining to the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse or pending registration within two months
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to travel between sites within Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- IT Skills
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).