Integrated Out of Hours Senior Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a permanent Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse role within the Integrated Out of Hours Community Nursing Team, covering evening and night shifts across Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, and Norton Canes. The role involves coordinating and leading shifts, triaging patients, and delivering care for complex needs in the community. Successful candidates will develop clinical and leadership skills, acting as a positive role model within the team. A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential due to the extensive travel required.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of relevant post-registration clinical development.
- Experience of working within a community healthcare setting
- Experience of palliative and end of life care, wound management, catheter care and long-term condition management
- Experience of supporting, supervising or coordinating colleagues and/or allocating workloads
- Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively across the service area of approximately 1,047 square miles and work across two bases
- Ability to work evenings and nights across seven days, including weekends and bank holidays
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience at Band 6 level, or evidence of leadership responsibilities at Band 5
- Recognised leadership or management qualification/training
- Experience of coordinating an Out of Hours or community nursing service
- Experience of clinical supervision, staff development and supporting performance
- Evidence of involvement in service development or implementing change
- Relevant experience to the role
- Leadership experience
- Advanced clinical assessment or enhanced clinical skills
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of relevant post-registration clinical development.
- Experience of working within a community healthcare setting
- Experience of palliative and end of life care, wound management, catheter care and long-term condition management
- Experience of supporting, supervising or coordinating colleagues and/or allocating workloads
- Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively across the service area of approximately 1,047 square miles and work across two bases
- Ability to work evenings and nights across seven days, including weekends and bank holidays
- Previous experience at Band 6 level, or evidence of leadership responsibilities at Band 5
- Recognised leadership or management qualification/training
- Experience of coordinating an Out of Hours or community nursing service
- Experience of clinical supervision, staff development and supporting performance
- Evidence of involvement in service development or implementing change
- Relevant experience to the role
- Leadership experience
- Advanced clinical assessment or enhanced clinical skills
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Integrated Out of Hours Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Integrated Out of Hours Community Nursing Team as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse. This is a permanent role, with vacancies across Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Norton Canes. Successful candidates will be required to work across two of these bases.
The service operates between 16:00 and 08:15, seven days a week, covering evening and night shifts. This may particularly appeal to nurses seeking a flexible alternative to traditional working patterns.
We cover approximately 1,047 square miles, therefore a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential. You must be willing and able to travel extensively across the locality to meet service and patient needs.
We are looking for experienced nurses with strong clinical and leadership skills who are ready to develop within a senior role.
You will be supported to become a confident and authentic leader, developing skills in leadership, advanced clinical practice, resilience, wider healthcare systems and supporting others, while fostering a culture of safe, compassionate and high-quality
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