Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 150-KB1910-CC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Littlehampton Civic centre
- Town
- Littlehampton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Sister/Charge Nurse/District Nurse - Adult Community Nursing
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for a District Nurse / Community Sister/Charge Nurse to join our multidisciplinary community team. This includes coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings. The role is that of a caseload holder, providing clinical case management for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay.
Are you a caring and dedicated nursing professional seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our Arun community. Look no further – we're looking for passionate individuals like you to join our exceptional Community Nursing Team!
Main duties of the job
District Nurse / Community Sister / Charge Nurse
Some of your main duties will include (but not exclusive to)
a) In conjunction with other key professionals you will be accountable for a patient caseload and delegate responsibility to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
b) To apply advanced assessment of physical, mental and social care needs to provide clinical care and health promoting interventions that help avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
c) To interpret clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic tests in order to
develop a treatment plan and /or treatment in conjunction with medical
practitioners as appropriate. Provide advanced clinical advice to the wider healthcare team to improve outcomes of patient care.
d) Enable patients to be as independent as possible facilitating a range of self management strategies.
e) Ability to develop and analyse audit, interpret data and use findings to
enhance clinical practice. Please see the attached job description for full details.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Some of your key responsibilities will include (but not exclusive to)
- To case manage a designated caseload of patients and manage / delegate the delivery of care by the integrated team
- To support the team leader and clinical lead in the processes for providing, monitoring and improving the quality of care provided to patients. This includes risk management, complying with and contributing to CQC requirements and clinical audit.
- To have oversight of all clinical areas, facilitating junior staff to lead on specific areas.
- To deputise for the Clinical Nurse Lead as and when necessary. To assist in the recruitment of staff, appraisal process, risk assessment process, complaints and the performance management process.
- To provide clinical supervision / peer review including active clinical
leadership and mentorship to junior colleagues. - To be aware of the Trust financial position and the implication on service delivery. To be aware of the cost of equipment/ supplies used and to meet the needs of the patient and service in a cost effective way. Including overseeing the management of clinical stock and maintenance of equipment in accordance with Trust policy.
- To review role in practice and participate in appraisal process to identify development needs and agree realistic personal development plans.
- To act as a practice assessor for staff and student
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • RN Qualification/ degree or diploma
- • Post registration study or qualification
- • Mentorship or equivalent/ practice assessor
- • Community specialist practice qualification (district nurse) or willing to achieve
- • Leadership / Management course or willing to work towards physical assessment module or willing to work towards
- • Case management / caseload management course or willing to achieve
Desirable criteria
- • Non-medical prescribing or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post registration clinical experience
- • Significant experience of working within a community setting
- • Evidence of up to date knowledge and clinical competences. Particularly in managing long term conditions
- • Evidence of continuing professional development
- • Evidence of team leadership ability
- • Case and caseload management
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Good numeracy and literacy skills
- • IT skills
- • Advanced communication and negotiating skills
- • Motivation interviewing skills
- • Current knowledge of local and national policies informing health and social care
- • Demonstrates competency in a range of skills including advances assessment skills, which reflect the holistic and ongoing nature of assessment, wound management, cauterisation, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of like care and management of syringe drivers
- • Demonstrates an ability to create complex care plans based on the needs of the individual, family, carers recognising the third sector support available in the area
- • Knowledge of clinical governance/audit/supervision and professional codes of conduct
- • Demonstrates knowledge of change management and the implications for teams and individuals
- • Knowledge of appraisal and supervision skills
- • Knowledge of managing staff issues and escalation process for this
- • Recognising and managing issues which may impact on the health and wellbeing for self and team members. Referring to senior clinician/OH as indicated
- • Support new starters, students of all disciplines, post-registration learners and other visitors to the service to meet learning objectives and access appropriate experiences
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Car Driver and access to a car for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act
- • Ability to work in a flexible way and respond positively to change
- • Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
- • IT literate or willing to develop
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Morrison-Kelly
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 079175555953
- Additional information
We welcome informal queries and visits. Please contact:
Helen Morrison-Kelly
07917555953
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