Job Description

Join Us as a Senior Community Nurse!



Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust



Are you a passionate Community Nurse with at least 12 months of experience? Ready to take the next step in your career?



We're looking for a Senior Community Nurse to join our forward-thinking team. This role is 90% clinical , giving you the chance to focus on what you do best--delivering outstanding patient care.

What You'll Do:

Assess, plan, implement, and review patient care



Support caseload management alongside District Nurses



Share your expertise with patients, carers, students, and colleagues



Play a key role in team communication and service development



Why Join Us?



Be part of a collaborative, innovative service



Work with multidisciplinary teams across Bradford



Flexible shift patterns between 8am-9pm, 7 days a week



Make a real impact in your community



Interested? Come and talk to us--we'd love to hear from you!



Apply now or contact us for an informal chat.



Closing- 17th September 2025



Shortlisting- 18th September 2025



Interview- W/C 20th September 2025



The Senior Community Nurse post is a predominantly clinical role with a split in role of 90% clinical and 10% non-clinical work. As a Senior Community Nurse with a minimum of 12 months experience in community nursing post holders will utilise their knowledge, skills and expertise to assess, plan, implement, monitor and review patient care. Knowledge and Skills will be used to develop competencies and clinical knowledge with patients, carers, colleagues, students and the wider multi-disciplinary team.



As a Senior Community Staff Nurse post holders will also support the District Nurse Caseload holder with caseload management and, have a key role in communicating important information through the team.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

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We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference



We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs



We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners



We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :



Increase mileage rates for > 3500



A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages



A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities



Plus many more.



We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.



BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.



The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.



Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.



Right to Work in the UK



Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.



Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.



Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.



As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.