Job summary
- Main area
- Alfred Barrow District Nursing Team
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours per week
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-C18980825
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alfred Barrow Health Centre
- Town
- Barrow in Furness
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
District Nursing Clinical Leader
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Alfred Barrow District Nurses have an exciting opportunity to recruit a permanent Band 6 District Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse
The successful candidate will ideally have at least one year's experience in Community Nursing. Having completed or working towards relevant post registration qualification will be an advantage.
You will be working within the Barrow area as part of a dynamic and supportive team who continuously strive to deliver gold standard patient care within our community.
As a team, we also give equal importance to staff health and wellbeing, Utilising your specialist skills and knowledge, you will demonstrate genuine passion and enthusiasm for holistic patient- centred care delivery whilst facilitating and undertaking personal and professional development, which is supported by our team and Community Care Group.
Posts available: 37.5 hours
We encourage you to make contact with our Team Leader, Phil Hunter to discuss this post or to arrange an informal visit. Tel- 01229 402556
Main duties of the job
This exciting opportunity is for a dedicated and motivated community nurse to develop their skills and knowledge in District Nursing, working across the Barrow area and other community Nursing Teams as part of the Integrated Care Community (ICC's), covering a 24 hour period including weekends and bank holidays, 7 days a week.
You may also be expected to work across a variety of DN teams in the Community Care Group to maintain service delivery.
Community Nurses work closely with all health and social care disciplinaries to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence through reablement and management of long term conditions. The role requires excellent communication skills as you will undertake complex nursing assessments and develop and deliver programmes of care with patients, families and carers.
You will need a full UK divers licence and access to a vehicle in order to fulfil this role.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- 1st level registered nurse.
- Teaching/mentor qualification
- Demonstrable basic and advanced clinical skills, e.g. physical assessment skills, venepuncture, BLS, wound care
- Recent management/leadership experience relevant clinical speciality
- Post registration qualification in relevant area that has enhanced clinical practice or working towards
- Ability to travel as required
- Ability to work as part of the MDT clinical team
- Evidence of clinical competence and credibility speciality
- Ability to manage the care of a wide variety of patient conditions
- Demonstrate ability to make clinical decisions and to develop others in this area
- Understanding of clinical governance and its application
- Demonstrate advanced people management skills, e.g motivation of staff, decision making, leadership, staff development, conflict, managing change
- Understands the trust values and behaviours
Desirable criteria
- Post registration management/leadership qualification or willingness to undertake
- Community specialist practitioner qualification or a willingness to undertake
- Modules of study in leg ulcer, tissue viability, V150, palliative care or willingness to undertake
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Phil Hunter
- Job title
- District Nurse Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 402556
- Additional information
We would encourage candidates to contact the Team Lead to discuss this post further and informal visits are encouraged.
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