Senior Staff Nurse - Community Intervention Service.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Staff Nurse to join our friendly and innovative Community Intervention Service . This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced community nurse to take a leading role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across Tamworth and the wider locality.

You will work closely with the Lead Practitioner, and Operational Lead to support service delivery, staff development, and the continued evolution of community nursing in response to local population needs.

What we are looking for:
Registered Nurse with significant community nursing experience

Strong leadership and managerial skills with the ability to inspire and support a team

Competent in a broad range of clinical skills, including IV therapy and complex care delivery in community settings

Excellent clinical assessment, communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills

Ability to work collaboratively across health and social care settings

Passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and driving service improvement

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Provide clinical leadership to the Nursing Team, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality care delivery
Manage a clinical caseload across a wide geographical area, delivering care within patients’ homes.
Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, planning, implementing, and evaluating care pathways
Deliver a wide range of clinical interventions, including Administration of medications via injections and intravenous routes
ECG monitoring
Wound assessment and management
Catheter care and line care.
Support and supervise staff to enable the consistent delivery of high-quality care.
Work collaboratively with Lead Practitioner and Operational Lead to drive service development and performance
Engage with complex patients to develop mutually agreed treatment plans and deliver evidence-based care
Liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care pathways
Facilitate early hospital discharge and contribute to the prevention of hospital admissions. Act as an effective leader, while role modelling Trust values
Support staff development through mentorship, supervision, and sharing clinical expertise
Contribute to quality assurance processes, including audit, incident reporting, and patient feedback, working with the leadership team to evaluate outcomes.
Take responsibility for the management of staff and service delivery in the absence of the Clinical Lead/Operational Lead
Demonstrate the ability to make sound, independent clinical decisions

Working for MPFT

MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff. By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• putting people at the heart of what we do
• empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• delivering better health, better care in partnership

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Essential Qualifications & Training requirements for the post:

• Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• NMC Registration

Essential Experience

• Working within Community Nursing in a multidisciplinary team
• Prevention of Admission / Hospital Discharge

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.