County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Community Sister
The closing date is 07 August 2026
We are currently seeking a Community Sister tojoin our Teesdale Community Nursing Teamto cover maternity leave for 11 months. The successful applicant will workacross the Teesdale Locality and the surrounding areas from the base at the Richardson Community hospital. The teamcover 8am until 9pm 7 days a week on a duty roster. The role involves managinga caseload of patietns as well as managing staff and providing holistic nursingcare to adult patients in their own home or residential care setting.Successful applicants will be required to hold a first level nursingregistration with the NMC, additional training specific to the role can beprovided.
Main duties of the job
To support coordination and delivery of highquality 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 andurgent care response but also supporting the wider team with planned care whenrequired due to clinical demand.Provides supervision and line management to Band 5 staff nurses, Band 4nursing associates and Band 3 HCA’s.
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.
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Job responsibilities
The sucessful candidate will provide a varietyof nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration ofmedication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The roleinvolves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care andreview. The sucessful candidate will be required to work independently as partof the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead. To support patientsafety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinicaladvice and support staff within the team.
Person Specification
Experience
- Experience working as a Nurse in a community setting/team
- Experience of managing a team and staff
- Experience of audit/research
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Evidence of recent on-going nursing development
Statutory Registration
- Registered Nurse (adult) on part 1 of the NMC register
- Valid UK NMC PIN
Special Skills & Knowledge
- 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,
- Assess, 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.
- Community specific skill set
- Experience of HR management
Qualifications
- 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
- Physical skills course or equivalent
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Management and leadership course
Special Requirements
- Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
- Ability to travel independently
- Driving posts musty have valid Full UK driving licence
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.
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata
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