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Job summary

Main area
Community Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: 7 day service
Hours
30 hours per week (part time hours available. 7 day working.)
Job ref
407-COMMUNITY-7901357-A
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Walsall Healthcare Trust Community Division
Town
Walsall
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2026 23:59
Interview date
28/07/2026

Employer heading

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Clinical Sister/ Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

 

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

 

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

 

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

 

RESPECT    COMPASSION    TEAMWORK    PROFESSIONALISM

Job overview

We are looking for a confident highly motivated experienced Clinical sister or Charge Nurse to work with one of our integrated community nursing teams, you will be working alongside registered nurses and other health and social care professionals and will support staff to provide assessment, care and treatment to adults and older people living at home who have physical health needs which may be complex and long term.

This position will require you to work autonomously within a dedicated nursing team. You will be responsible for providing evidence based high quality care to patients with life limiting illnesses and support for their families.

You will also be required to demonstrate innovative clinical management and leadership skills, initiating, and mentoring the continued professional development of individual team members, and supporting the Locality Lead in the continued development of the Community Nursing Service.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care, demonstrating evidence based/best practice.  To adhere to Walsall healthcare NHS Trust policies, procedures and protocols in order to promote the quality of the patient experience in the community, ensuring the highest standard is received

 The post holder will be responsible for providing evidence based high quality palliative and end of life care to patients with life limiting illnesses and support for their families

To hold continuing responsibility and accountability for the quality of patient care demonstrating evidence based/best practice. To adhere to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust policies, procedures and protocols in order to promote the quality of the patient experience in the community, ensuring the highest standard.

To provide professional support and mentoring to individual staff members and community place based teams, initiating continued professional development to help improve the care and management of palliative and end of life patients

To maintain effective channels of communication with the wider multi-professional team, to ensure co-ordinated patient care

To support implementation of the integrated care model within Walsall healthcare Trust and work in -partnership with key organisations, promoting patient care in the right place at the right time

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Management and Leadership

  1. To support the community nursing service in providing high quality individualised end of life care to patients and their carers at home; in order to improve quality of life and provide a safe alternative to inpatient care, where this is appropriate and in accordance with preferred place of care.
  2. To develop communication skills to ensure support for patients and families in highly emotional and distressing circumstances, when discussing sensitive and potentially distressing information.
  3. Contribute to service development and co-ordinate their implementation.
  4. Be responsible for the supervision of qualified/unqualified staff. Identify training needs and facilitate continued professional development through the PDR / 1:1 process.
  5. Ensure effective learning experiences and opportunities to achieve learning outcomes for students through mentorship, and for registered practitioners through preceptorship, clinical supervision and the provision of learning opportunity

Care Delivery

  1. To be responsible and accountable for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care.
  2. To have knowledge of and providing care to, patients and families of different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds
  3. Demonstrate analytical and a high level of judgemental skills when interpreting and performing acute or complex patient assessments and care planning.
  4. Maintain accurate and up to date nursing records, patient confidentiality and statistical records as required by the service.
  5. Work with other professionals to promote multidisciplinary working, appropriate skills transference and the creation and use of care pathways.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Level 1 Registered Nurse
  • evidence of continued education
  • Degree in Specialist Practice (District Nursing)
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist Practice in District nursing
  • Mentorship / teaching and assessing qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work on own ability
  • Effective decision making
  • Ability to maintain and manage high standards of care
  • Demonstrates an awareness of NHS policy affecting the role and service delivery
Desirable criteria
  • prescriber
  • Multi-disciplinary & agency work

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective time management skills
  • Ability to work using own initiative
  • Knowledge/experience of team dynamics and leadership
  • Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
  • Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team Ability to work in a changing, and stressful situation
Desirable criteria
  • Mentorship / teaching qualification or willingness to undertake

Flexibility

Essential criteria
  • Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health.

Key Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Effective IT skills including the ability to operate Microsoft Office software
  • Sound clinical decision making skills
  • Sound understanding of the data protection act
  • Ability to delegate workload
  • Ability to participate in health education/promotion
  • Awareness of and IPDR process

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Armed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Debbie Watson
Job title
Professional Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07971588433
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