• Job Description

  Req#: C9439-2425-1660?language=en&page=593&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are currently seeking a Community Sister to join our Easington South Community Nursing Team. The successful applicant will work across the easington locality and the surrounding areas from an office base in Peterlee. The team cover 8am until 9pm 7 days a week on a duty roster.The post holder will be a caseload holder to ensure the provision of clinical management to District Nursing and Intermediate Care Services. The role involves providing holistic nursing care to adult patients in their own home or residential care setting. Successful applicants will be required to hold a first level nursing registration with the NMC, additional training specific to the role can be provided.

  Main duties of the job

  To support coordination and delivery of high quality nursing care that, where possible, meets identified patient need, supports the aims and objectives of the integrated health and social care team, and remains within the boundaries of available resource. Predominantly complex clinical care and caseload management with some coordination and supervisory responsibilities for health care staff between Bands 2 to Band 5. The Community Nursing Team provide both planned and reactive care including Urgent Community Response.

  About us

  If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

  You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

  We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

  We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

  Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

  Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success

  For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

  From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two years of experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months)

  Details

  Date posted

  29 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  C9439-2425-1660

  Job locations

  The Centre For Health

  Traynor Way

  Whitehouse Business Park

  Peterlee

  County Durham

  SR8 2RU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The sucessful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The sucessful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead. To support patient safety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinical advice and support staff within the team.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The sucessful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The sucessful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead. To support patient safety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinical advice and support staff within the team.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)
  • Professional knowledge of community nursing acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
  • Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses which indicate a clear passion for nursing in the community

  Desirable

  • Physical skills course or equivalent
  • Non-Medical Prescribing
  • Management and leadership course

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
  • Ability to travel independently

  Special Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic)
  • Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients
  • Plans provision of care for patients/clients,
  • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients;
  • Provides specialist advice to patients /clients /carers
  • Develops and implements specialist programmes of care
  • Imparts unwelcome news, care of terminally ill/ safeguarding issues
  • Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change
  • Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area
  • Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others
  • Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
  • Leads an area or team; manages a caseload in the community
  • Occasional participation in R&D activity
  • Physical Skills
  • Driving, carries out immunisations/ Restraint of patients/clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures.

  Desirable

  • Community specific skill set
  • Experience of HR management

  Statutory Registration

  Essential

  • 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working as a Nurse in a community setting/team

  Desirable

  • Experience of managing a team and staff
  • Experience of audit/research
  • Experience of clinical supervision
  • Evidence of recent on-going nursing development

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)
  • Professional knowledge of community nursing acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
  • Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses which indicate a clear passion for nursing in the community

  Desirable

  • Physical skills course or equivalent
  • Non-Medical Prescribing
  • Management and leadership course

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
  • Ability to travel independently

  Special Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic)
  • Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients
  • Plans provision of care for patients/clients,
  • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients;
  • Provides specialist advice to patients /clients /carers
  • Develops and implements specialist programmes of care
  • Imparts unwelcome news, care of terminally ill/ safeguarding issues
  • Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change
  • Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area
  • Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others
  • Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
  • Leads an area or team; manages a caseload in the community
  • Occasional participation in R&D activity
  • Physical Skills
  • Driving, carries out immunisations/ Restraint of patients/clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures.

  Desirable

  • Community specific skill set
  • Experience of HR management

  Statutory Registration

  Essential

  • 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working as a Nurse in a community setting/team

  Desirable

  • Experience of managing a team and staff
  • Experience of audit/research
  • Experience of clinical supervision
  • Evidence of recent on-going nursing development

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Centre For Health

  Traynor Way

  Whitehouse Business Park

  Peterlee

  County Durham

  SR8 2RU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Centre For Health

  Traynor Way

  Whitehouse Business Park

  Peterlee

  County Durham

  SR8 2RU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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