Job Description

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the community? We're on the lookout for a passionate Band 6 Nurse to join our supportive and knowledgeable District Nursing Team
At the heart of our mission is a commitment to delivering exceptional care. As part of our dynamic, integrated health and social multidisciplinary team, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality support to patients and their families in varied community settings. Dive into exciting projects aimed at preventing hospital admissions and facilitating smooth discharges.
What's in it for you?
Ongoing Support: From the moment you join us, you will receive comprehensive training and mentorship, ensuring you gain the competence and confidence you need.
Innovative Environment: Collaborate with a team that embraces creativity and flexibility in addressing complex patient needs.
Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments for diverse patient needs
• Lead and contribute to innovative initiatives within our INT
• Foster strong communication and collaboration with co-located health and social care teams to enhance patient care

If you're an individual with a wealth of clinical experience and a passion for promoting independence and self-management in patients, we want to hear from you! Step into this exciting opportunity, and let's make a difference together in the heart of Bury.
Main duties of the job
Are you ready to make a real difference in patients' lives? We're seeking compassionate and dedicated nurses to join our dynamic team, delivering care right in the heart of the community--directly in patients' homes and residential facilities.
As a valued team member, you will assess and develop management plans for complex and acutely unwell patients. Your expertise will guide unscheduled nursing care, ensuring our priority patients receive timely and effective support.
What We Need:

• Strong organisational and assessment skills
• The ability to prioritise workloads based on patient needs
• A commitment to providing high-quality care in a home setting

What We Offer:
A commitment to work-life balance with negotiable shift patterns to fit your lifestyle.
A rewarding role running 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays, where no two days are the same.
Join us and bring your skills to a role that not only challenges you but also rewards you with the joy of directly impacting lives. If you're ready to join a supportive team that values flexibility and patient-centred care, we want to hear from you.
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.
Details
Date posted
24 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
236-BCO-NM409-25
Job locations
Central District Nurses
Chatsworth House, little 66
Bury
BL9 8RN
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the 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 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

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Nursing degree or equivalent
• Coaching

Desirable

• V300 prescribing non-medical prescriber
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V150)
• Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner qualification
• Community experience

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate evidence based clinical knowldge
• Effective communication skills
• IT skills
• Proactive problem solving
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Nursing degree or equivalent
• Coaching

Desirable

• V300 prescribing non-medical prescriber
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V150)
• Community Nursing Specialist Practitioner qualification
• Community experience

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate evidence based clinical knowldge
• Effective communication skills
• IT skills
• Proactive problem solving
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes