District Nurse (SPQ) (Cheltenham ICT)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a District Nurse with a Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) to lead and manage a team within the Cheltenham Integrated Community Team. You will be responsible for direct patient care, professional leadership, and operational management of the Community Nursing Service, managing a defined caseload and supporting a team of nurses. The position requires extensive community nursing experience, excellent communication skills, and critical thinking for triage processes, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for direct patient care delivery, professional leadership and operational management of the Community Nursing Service.
- Direct management and leadership of a caseload of patients attached to affiliated GP practices.
- Direct management and leadership of a team of nurses and unregistered colleagues in the delivery of outstanding community nursing care.
- Acting as a pivotal part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the Integrated Community Teams.
- Illicit an accurate, holistic assessment of patient needs as part of a case management approach.
- Work within a dedicated referral centre and possess critical thinking & negotiating skills to aid the triage process.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of SPQ
- Registered Nurse (Adult/RGN)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree/Diploma equivalent
- Mentoring/ Practice Assessor
- Full driving licence and use of vehicle
- Consolidated experience of community nursing practice
- Experience of managing long term conditions and case management of complex patients
- Experience of leading a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering extended role clinical interventions
- Evidence of post registration education
- Experience of extended role
- Experience of mentoring of students/new staff members
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
District Nurse (SPQ) (Cheltenham ICT)
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Do you think you have what it takes to lead and manage a team of nurses striving to transform Community Care across the One Gloucestershire Integrated Care system (ICS), based in the Cheltenham locality? If you have extensive community nursing experience and you are looking for a new challenge and career development this might be the next job role for you.
In this ever changing, modernising, NHS environment we need nurses who are flexible, innovative and resilient enough to rise to the challenge of a very rewarding role. We seek nurses with compassion , who hold patient experience and high-quality care at the heart of their nursing practice.
In order to be considered for this post you will either have achieved or be almost completing your Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) in District Nursing.
As this is a community role, it requires a full driving licence and a vehicle to use for work purposes.
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Early Shift 8-4pm, Late Shift 12-8pm. Rostered weekend 1 in 4.
Main duties of the job
In addition to being an expert in your field in possession of extended competencies, you will need to demonstrate excellent commu
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