Locala Health & Wellbeing
Band 6 senior Staff Nurse
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Band 6 Senior Community Nurse
Band 6: £39,959 - £48,117
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has become available within the North side of Kirklees for an experienced, motivated, and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Community Nursing Network as a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse (37.5 hours per week, full time).
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role, supporting our teams to deliver exceptional care across North Kirklees and Greater Huddersfield.
As a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse, you will combine clinical expertise with leadership skills to ensure safe, effective, and person-centred care. You will act as a role model, mentor, and decision-maker, supporting colleagues, driving improvements in patient outcomes, and providing operational leadership in the absence of the Team Leader.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate care for patients with complex needs, ensuring high standards of clinical practice.
- Provide guidance, supervision, and mentorship to Band 5 nurses and wider team members.
- Delegate tasks effectively to ensure efficient use of resources and timely delivery of care.
- Support service development initiatives and contribute to quality improvement projects.
- Act as a point of escalation for clinical decision-making and safeguarding concerns.
- Promote self-care and independence for patients living with long-term conditions.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
- Provide operational and clinical leadership in the absence of the Team Leader, supporting the coordination of staffing, workload, and service delivery.
- Act as a positive role model, helping to create a supportive team culture focused on quality, learning, and continuous improvement.
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What We're Looking For
A Registered Nurse with substantial community nursing experience and a passion for leadership.
- Strong clinical knowledge with the ability to manage complex caseloads.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Confidence in delegation, coordination, and team leadership.
- A proactive approach to service improvement and innovation.
What We Offer
- Opportunities to develop leadership skills through structured training and mentorship.
- Access to advanced clinical education and clear career progression pathways.
- A supportive team environment with regular clinical supervision.
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- A generous pension scheme and employee benefits package.
Working Pattern
This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week. Our service operates between 8am and 9pm, with core hours of 8am to 5pm. Successful candidates will be expected to work a minimum of one weekend in four and undertake two late shifts (1pm to 9pm) within a four-week period.
This role is not applicable for sponsorship, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
About Us
Here at Locala, we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family, also delivering care under the same ethos.
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
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We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues' lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high-quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
"Locala is a 'Disability Confident' employer, and as such, any disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process."
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:
- Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
- Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
- Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each after you have successfully started your role with us.
For more information, please refer to Job Description & Person Specification.
To discuss the role further, please contact CNN Lead, Sarah Taylor on sarah.taylor@locala.org.uk and Lisa Holdsworth on lisa.holdsworth@locala.org.uk.
Please note – this position may be subject to DBS check.
Closing date – 22/10/2026
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.
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