Community Sister/ Charge Nurse

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Community Sister/ Charge Nurse

The closing date is 18 March 2026

We are looking for motivated & enthusiastic experienced nurses to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) team in Barnsley.

Working in community delivering care to patients in line with 2hr UCR timescales, you will make a difference to patient outcomes and reduce unnecessary hospital admission.

You will be responsible for management of caseloads, coordinating care with individuals and their families through acute illness, long term & multiple health challenges & at the end of life.

You will also work as part of the MDT and be involved in the delivery of care for patients including virtual ward.

Primarily supporting crisis pathways in community but also have or develop skill set to work across both crisis & planned pathways.

You will work across a 7 day week shift pattern (days/afters/nights) including weekends/bank holidays & will need to be able to travel independently between sites & to patients' homes.

Atthe time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up to date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Be a Registered General Nurse with substantial post qualifying experience.
• Have or be willing to complete Nurse Prescriber Course.
• Provide & deliver cover across our neighbourhood footprint, working in an integrated way with therapy, community nursing & acute adult social care as part of the wider system.
• Deliver an efficient, effective & safe pathway from triage to discharge.
• Work autonomously as part of a MDT.
• Be able to suggest & contribute to improvements in the pathway/team.
• Demonstrate a broad range of specialist nursing clinical expertise that supports high quality person centred care for patients in Barnsley.
• Assess individuals with complex health care needs or those presenting with more acute illnesses, using a range of evidence based assessment tools & consultation models.
• Supervise the delivery of person centred care plans ensuring regular evaluation of care & develop systems to support staff interventions/care quality.

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About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health & learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The Neighbourhood Teams Charge Nurse / Community Sister will:

• Adapt and provide a wide range of nursing care in home and community based settings.
• Be accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients and managing unpredictable situations flexibly and responsively ensuring this is of a high standard.
• Be responsible for delivering skilled nursing care to patients in the community setting e.g., recording and monitoring a patients clinical observations, wound care management, palliative care, IV cannulation, intravenous medications, urinary catheterisation, and obtaining bloods for diagnostic purposes etc.
• Have the flexibility and skill set, with appropriate training, to work across planned and crisis pathways supporting patients to remain well in their own homes, or long term place of residence and/or prevent hospital admission.
• Be responsible for the management of caseloads, coordinating care, whether anticipated or unscheduled, with individuals and their families, through acute illness, long term and multiple health challenges and at the end of life.
• Have ongoing management of people with multiple pathology and long-term conditions whose mobility is impaired.
• Lead and manage a team to deliver care in the home and community.
• Prescribe according to assessed need from within the nurse prescribing formulary.
• Participate with the training of learners.
• Work in an integrated and partnership way with primary, secondary, social care, the independent and voluntary sector and others to improve the health and care of individuals, families and communities, particularly the most vulnerable.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

Person Specification Special Knowledge/Skills

• Specialist knowledge across a range of areas relevant to practice underpinned by evidence.
• Demonstrate Innovative Practice.
• Demonstrate Leadership and Management Skills.
• Demonstrate Motivational Interviewing Skills.
• Health Education/Promotion Skills.
• Time Management.
• Relevant Clinical and Assessment Skills.
• Understanding of government legislation/documentation affecting NHS and Primary Care.
• Demonstrate good I.T. Skills.
• Teaching skills.
• Counselling.

Physical Attributes

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Personal Attributes

• A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability). Responsive attitude and approach.
• Dress appropriately for the environment.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse.
• Willingness to complete Nurse Prescriber V150 course.
• Experience of mentoring/supporting learners or ability to demonstrate the skills required for effective mentoring.
• Willingness to undertake Independent V300 Prescribing course.

Experience

• Experience of working with older people in a nursing/rehabilitation setting.
• Demonstrable experience as a trained nurse (Band 5).
• Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team.
• Experience of supervision of other staff / student nurses.
• Experience on research / audit.
• Service Development.

Training

• Professional knowledge relevant to practice acquired by degree, diploma, specialist training and short courses.
• Demonstration of current continual professional development.
• Further training / qualifications in areas relevant to practice (ACP module completion, First Response Course, V300).
• Venepuncture.
• Ear Syringing.
• Vaccination and Immunisation.
• Relevant teaching qualification.

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.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust