Community Staff Nurse - Wakefield TB Service
| Posting date: | 01 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £32,073 to £39,043 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32073 - £39043 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2026 |
| Location: | Wakefield, WF15BB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9378-W1496 |
Summary
JOB SUMMARY To carry out designated duties in a skilled and competent manner in order to provide an appropriate level of skilled nursing care to clients in the community and within the clinic setting. Establish working relationships within the Primary Care / Asylum Seekers Team and take regular responsibility of managing the caseload in the absence of senior nurses. KEY RESULT AREAS: To support the senior nurses in carrying out health assessments and prescribed care. Participate in clinical sessions delegated by Senior Nursing Staff. Participate in the training of clinical staff and other professionals. Participate in the development of the service under the supervision of senior nurses CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Act as the named nurse under the supervision of the senior nurses. This includes the first and continuing care assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care given to individuals in their own homes and within the clinic. 2. In the absence of the senior nurses manage the caseload including clients within clinic, monitoring standards of care and deploying and supervising team members as appropriate. 3. Carry out packages of care identified by senior nurses, including liaison with other health professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies in order to improve the quality of life for the individual. 4. To be aware of, and act in accordance with the Trust Clinical Standards and Guidelines and the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidelines. 5. Record all patient contacts and activities accurately and contemporaneously maintaining accurate records and statistical returns as required by the Trust including entering data onto the Trusts systems within the required time frames. 6. Advise patients on health promotion issues, offer support and teach patients, carers and induction centre staff to promote positive help as appropriate to meet identified health needs. 7. Participate in health screening programmes and disease management of patients under the direction of the senior nurses. 8. Participate in all aspects and levels of training in order to consolidate theoretical and practical teaching of staff and learners. 9. Work as a member of the Team and where appropriate liase with Primary Care to support and link with other nursing teams. 10. To have knowledge of and be able to effectively use available resources. 11. To participate in Clinical Supervision on a regular basis with a designated person. COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS All Primary Care staff and people in other disciplines Patients and their carers and families. All members of Primary Care in order to maintain professional relationships and sharing of information. Colleagues within the larger team under the direction of senior nurses to provide workload cover and professional support. Other health professionals (Hospital and Community) and statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure a team approach to client care. The caseload holder, senior nurse and management team to provide managerial support and advice in the problem solving process and to facilitate professional development. All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients. At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application. For full job description, please see attached supporting documents. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.