Band 6 Trainee District Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Trainee District Nurse to undertake Health Assessment training and V300 Prescribing through the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification. The role involves developing clinical, leadership, and theoretical skills in District Nursing, with guaranteed funding and support for university application. The successful candidate will manage a community caseload, deliver high standards of evidence-based care, and provide specialist advice and leadership while supporting junior staff. Applicants must have substantial Band 5 Registered Nurse experience, with community nursing experience being essential.
Essential criteria
- *Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
- *Evidence of willingness to undertake post graduate academic study and ability to evidence university requirement at Level 6/7 study
- *Evidence of recent accredited Level 6/7 study (as per university entry requirements)
- *Evidence of postgraduate diploma level training or equivalent experience in a community field with a programme or knowledge or a combination of on-the-job experience as a Band 5 Community Nurse (or equivalent) and short courses enabling autonomous community nursing provision.
Desirable criteria
- *Practice assessor
- *Demonstrable experience as a Community Registered Nurse
- *Experience as a practice supervisor and willingness to work towards becoming a practice assessor
- *Demonstrable ability / experience in working in a multi professional approach to health care delivery in community setting and can appreciate the complexities of patient access/ care and treatment across Primary / Secondary and Social health care within the NHS
- *Demonstrable knowledge / experience of current context of Community Nursing and can relate this to NHS Policy and local / system approaches to health care delivery
- *Experience in the supervision, mentoring and assessment of learners and junior staff.
- *Experience in supporting the review and development and updating of policy and procedure.
- *Experience in supporting service change and improvement in a health and care related practice setting.
- *Demonstrable evidence of working in the NHS as a Community Registered Nurse
- Additional Criteria
- *Can manage time effectively, priorities own workload and demonstrate ability to manage that of others and work to agreed standards of care.
- *Able to work effectively with a variety of people to ensure timely patient care and treatment as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *Able to demonstrate clinical reasoning and decision-making skills and can evidence this in relation to clinical practice.
- *Able to communicate complex and sensitive information to individuals and groups.
- *Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to provide clinical leadership skills and recognise limitations to the role and when to refer to others.
- *Demonstrate Good verbal communication / negotiating skills to include face to face and telephone [contact details removed] to deal with conflicting demands.
- *Empathy with patients/relatives to record and follow up more complex queries e.g. patient complaints.
- *Self-motivated - able to work independently to prioritise and manage own workload.
- *Ability to use judgement and decision-making skills, using sound clinical decision-making skills.
- *Ability to work effectively under pressure and to prioritise important tasks to tight.
- *deadlines whilst ensuring quality standards are maintained.
- *Tactful and able to build good working relations.
- *Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
- *Good IT skills ability to record information electronically.
- *Being able to work on a flexible shift pattern to cover service needs across 7 days
- *Must have a full in date UK car driving license with access to a vehicle, successful candidate must have business car insurance
- *Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
- *Evidence of willingness to undertake post graduate academic study and ability to evidence university requirement at Level 6/7 study
- *Evidence of recent accredited Level 6/7 study (as per university entry requirements)
- *Evidence of postgraduate diploma level training or equivalent experience in a community field with a programme or knowledge or a combination of on-the-job experience as a Band 5 Community Nurse (or equivalent) and short courses enabling autonomous community nursing provision.
- *Practice assessor
- *Demonstrable experience as a Community Registered Nurse
- *Experience as a practice supervisor and willingness to work towards becoming a practice assessor
- *Demonstrable ability / experience in working in a multi professional approach to health care delivery in community setting and can appreciate the complexities of patient access/ care and treatment across Primary / Secondary and Social health care within the NHS
- *Demonstrable knowledge / experience of current context of Community Nursing and can relate this to NHS Policy and local / system approaches to health care delivery
- *Experience in the supervision, mentoring and assessment of learners and junior staff.
- *Experience in supporting the review and development and updating
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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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Trainee District Nurse
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Community Nursing has a fantastic opportunity to complete Health Assessment training alongside V300 Prescribing through the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work in a Band 6 Trainee District Nurse role whilst developing clinical, leadership and theoretical skills in District Nursing.
Our Band 6 Trainee District Nurse role guarantees UHB funding and support for your university application onto the Specialist Practitioner course, subject to successful university clearance. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your community nursing career and leadership skills.
We will consider applicants who require flexible working, condensed hours or part-time hours; however, on commencement of the course there is a requirement to meet the demands of the Specialist Practitioner programme, which is currently a full-time commitment, Monday to Friday, for 18 months.
Candidates must have completed Level 7 study to be eligible for the course and have substantial experience as a Band 5 Registered Nurse. Community nursing experience is essential.
This rewarding role involves the effective management of a defined community caseload, including patients with complex needs. Y
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