Community Specialist Practitioner NHS AfC: Band 7

Supportive Bridge Staffing & Recruitment is pleased to assist our valued client in recruiting an experienced Band 7 Community Specialist Practitioner to join their District Nursing service in Blackpool, UK. Based at Blackpool Stadium within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this permanent full-time post (37.5 hours per week, including weekend coverage as required) offers a key clinical leadership role delivering care across the Fylde Coast.

In this autonomous senior role, you will manage a caseload of housebound patients with highly complex needs, lead shift operations, and provide clinical supervision to the district nursing team. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, plan and implement evidence-based treatment plans, utilize non-medical prescribing skills (V300), and lead quality improvement initiatives, audits, and safeguarding practices across community settings.

Role Description

As a Band 7 Community Specialist Practitioner, you will manage a complex community nursing caseload, provide clinical leadership and supervision, prescribe care interventions, and oversee day-to-day team management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of patients with highly complex health needs across home and clinic environments, assessing, planning, and evaluating holistic interventions.

• Provide clinical leadership, operational management, and clinical supervision for members of the community nursing team in conjunction with the Team Leader.

• Utilize non-medical prescribing authority (V300) to optimize condition management, while facilitating clinical audits, quality improvement, and safeguarding for vulnerable patients.

Requirements

• Active NMC registration as a Registered Nurse with a degree-level qualification and a Community Specialist Practitioner qualification.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience at Band 6 level within a community nursing environment, demonstrating proven leadership, change management, and complex caseload management skills.

• V300 Non-Medical Prescriber qualification (or a willingness to complete the qualification).

Benefits

• Calculated hourly rate of £25.33 to £28.98 per hour (based on £49,387 - £56,515 per annum across a standard 37.5-hour work week).

• Full NHS Agenda for Change terms including NHS Pension Scheme, generous annual leave allowance, and comprehensive flexible working options (compressed hours, self-rostering, flexitime).

• Structured career development and continuous leadership training within a major Lancashire healthcare trust.