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Senior District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse
Posted 8 days 13 hours ago by NHS
Permanent
Full Time
University and College Jobs
Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-avon, United Kingdom, CV370
Job Description
Go back South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse Closing date: 23 September 2025
Are you ready to take next step in your nursing career and make a meaningful impact in your community?
We are looking for a passionate, proactive, and skilled Band 6 nurse to join Integrated Health Team 9. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking team delivering high-quality, integrated care across Stratford-upon-Avon and surrounding villages, in close collaboration with the Neighbourhood Team in Shipston-on-Stour.
Integrated Health Team 9 is part of a place-based, locality-wide approach to care, working in partnership across health, social care, and voluntary sectors. Our aim is to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and support people to live well in their communities. We focus on prevention, early intervention, and empowering patients to manage their own health.
Main duties of the job The District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse is responsible for the assessment and management of the health needs of an identified population and caseload, focusing on public health, preventative care, and admission avoidance. They will support the team in implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within a range of target groups including preventative deterioration of complex health, health inequalities, social prescribing and signposting, management of comorbidities and supporting the prevention of an urgent care need.
The nurse will clinically supervise and provide support to regulated and unregulated team members with career development, clinical capabilities and behaviours, education and supervision. They will assist the Professional Lead with recruitment and retention, support the wellbeing of the team and improve quality outcomes and budget management as well as implementing service improvement schemes and supporting in pathway development.
About us
Note: The following two paragraphs describe the Trust's standing and services. They have been kept as informational content; text originally in italics has been retained as plain text after removing emphasis formatting.
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities Main Functions
Named responsibility and professional accountability for the management of a defined caseload including the delegation of tasks to other members of the team.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for visible leadership which ensures an equitable evidence-based service, which is underpinned by the pillars of clinical governance.
Prescribe within their individual scope of practice in line with V300 qualification and ensure that nurse prescribing is undertaken in a safe, cost effective manner.
Develop a caseload profile, identifying those groups with specific health needs and implement and evaluate programmes of care to target groups taking a case management approach.
Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Trust guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults.
Act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Contribute towards ensuring the trust objectives are implemented and to support the Professional Lead in influencing change.
Provide appropriate nursing care to patients on the defined caseloads.
Provide specialist advice appropriate to health and social care to patients, carers, relatives and other agencies.
Participate in the development, training and mentorship of pre-registration students/medical students and staff as required including induction and preceptorship programmes.
To provide assistance with the resolution of complaints within the clinical speciality, or sphere of responsibility.
To attend meetings and deputise for the Specialist District Nurse and/or Professional Lead as required and ensure that information is disseminated within the nursing team.
Assist with the delivery of a comprehensive induction programme for new staff members.
Communication
Demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills in situations which may be complex, highly sensitive and emotive. All communication will be underpinned by the principles of data protection, dignity and confidentiality.
Adopt and promote the highest level of verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic communication skills. Be open and honest, act with integrity and uphold the reputation of the profession as directed by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015).
Take responsibility for initiating and/or engaging in open discussion with statutory and voluntary agencies and all members of the wider multi-disciplinary team as appropriate
Ensure effective communication to support continuity of care on transfer between hospital, community, residential and nursing care settings and vice versa.
Analysis and Judgement
Critically evaluate team leadership, operational and project management in the context of observing national and local policy
Promotes and maintains accurate record keeping and conforms to NMC policy and data protection legislation.
Uses resources effectively and being aware of budgetary constraints including ordering of equipment.
Will participate in research and development projects within the clinical field, embracing opportunities to develop knowledge by undertaking further study whilst sharinginitiatives with others.
Responsible for communicating and receiving sensitive, complex, and sometimes contentious information, dealing effectively with staff, relatives, and carers whilst ensuring confidentiality. Will use developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating skills, where agreement and cooperation is required. There may be barriers to understanding.
Supporting the Specialist District Nurse, Professional Lead and Quality Matron in the development of audit systems within SWFT to ensure continuing evaluation of clinical practice by facilitating clinical audit programmes and research in line with clinical governance priorities
Planning and Organisational Skills
Supervise and direct work undertaken by other members of the skill mix team on a daily basis.
Direct responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and performance of the district nursing team.
To input statistical information by electronically recording daily activity on EMIS, ensuring each contact/activity is recorded in real time.
Responsible for ensuring that staff are supported in accessing Clinical Supervision Demonstrate and contribute to a positive team culture which promotes an effective learning environment, facilitation of shared leadership, preceptorship, mentorship, clinical supervision, openness and candour, and provision of an educational environment.
Responsibility for Patient Care
Critically assess, plan, and evaluate evidenced based care interventions to meet contemporary need and improve health to prevent disease in individuals and populations
Take responsibility for the complex and holistic assessment or delegation of planning, implementation and evaluation of care on an individual basis, utilising recognised models and tools, e.g. end of life care and long term conditions.
Diagnostic assessment, routinely utilising patient head to toe examinations in order to diagnose, implement treatment plan, including prescribing, and/or escalating when clinically required and appropriate.
As a District Nurse there will be a need for a varied clinical skill set, including, but not limited to:
End of Life Care - Syringe Drivers and symptom control
Intravenous Therapy
Management of Plural Drains
Wound Care Including complex e.g. Vacuum assisted therapy
Leg Ulcers Including compressions therapy
Patient education and training of self-management techniques
Multi Comorbidities and prevention of deterioration management e.g. Heart Failure, Diabetes, Respiratory, Frailty, Dementia
Social prescribing
Named responsibility for the management of a defined caseload and population.
Focuses on the needs of the defined patient groups population, and continues to hold up to date knowledge of public health
Acts as patients advocate where appropriate.
. click apply for full job details
Senior District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse Closing date: 23 September 2025
Are you ready to take next step in your nursing career and make a meaningful impact in your community?
We are looking for a passionate, proactive, and skilled Band 6 nurse to join Integrated Health Team 9. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking team delivering high-quality, integrated care across Stratford-upon-Avon and surrounding villages, in close collaboration with the Neighbourhood Team in Shipston-on-Stour.
- If you hold the District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification (DNSPQ), you will be appointed as a District Nurse.
- If you do not yet hold the DNSPQ, you will be appointed as a Senior Community Nurse, with support to work towards the qualification if desired.
Integrated Health Team 9 is part of a place-based, locality-wide approach to care, working in partnership across health, social care, and voluntary sectors. Our aim is to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and support people to live well in their communities. We focus on prevention, early intervention, and empowering patients to manage their own health.
Main duties of the job The District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse is responsible for the assessment and management of the health needs of an identified population and caseload, focusing on public health, preventative care, and admission avoidance. They will support the team in implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within a range of target groups including preventative deterioration of complex health, health inequalities, social prescribing and signposting, management of comorbidities and supporting the prevention of an urgent care need.
The nurse will clinically supervise and provide support to regulated and unregulated team members with career development, clinical capabilities and behaviours, education and supervision. They will assist the Professional Lead with recruitment and retention, support the wellbeing of the team and improve quality outcomes and budget management as well as implementing service improvement schemes and supporting in pathway development.
About us
Note: The following two paragraphs describe the Trust's standing and services. They have been kept as informational content; text originally in italics has been retained as plain text after removing emphasis formatting.
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities Main Functions
Named responsibility and professional accountability for the management of a defined caseload including the delegation of tasks to other members of the team.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for visible leadership which ensures an equitable evidence-based service, which is underpinned by the pillars of clinical governance.
Prescribe within their individual scope of practice in line with V300 qualification and ensure that nurse prescribing is undertaken in a safe, cost effective manner.
Develop a caseload profile, identifying those groups with specific health needs and implement and evaluate programmes of care to target groups taking a case management approach.
Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Trust guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults.
Act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Contribute towards ensuring the trust objectives are implemented and to support the Professional Lead in influencing change.
Provide appropriate nursing care to patients on the defined caseloads.
Provide specialist advice appropriate to health and social care to patients, carers, relatives and other agencies.
Participate in the development, training and mentorship of pre-registration students/medical students and staff as required including induction and preceptorship programmes.
To provide assistance with the resolution of complaints within the clinical speciality, or sphere of responsibility.
To attend meetings and deputise for the Specialist District Nurse and/or Professional Lead as required and ensure that information is disseminated within the nursing team.
Assist with the delivery of a comprehensive induction programme for new staff members.
Communication
Demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills in situations which may be complex, highly sensitive and emotive. All communication will be underpinned by the principles of data protection, dignity and confidentiality.
Adopt and promote the highest level of verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic communication skills. Be open and honest, act with integrity and uphold the reputation of the profession as directed by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015).
Take responsibility for initiating and/or engaging in open discussion with statutory and voluntary agencies and all members of the wider multi-disciplinary team as appropriate
Ensure effective communication to support continuity of care on transfer between hospital, community, residential and nursing care settings and vice versa.
Analysis and Judgement
Critically evaluate team leadership, operational and project management in the context of observing national and local policy
Promotes and maintains accurate record keeping and conforms to NMC policy and data protection legislation.
Uses resources effectively and being aware of budgetary constraints including ordering of equipment.
Will participate in research and development projects within the clinical field, embracing opportunities to develop knowledge by undertaking further study whilst sharinginitiatives with others.
Responsible for communicating and receiving sensitive, complex, and sometimes contentious information, dealing effectively with staff, relatives, and carers whilst ensuring confidentiality. Will use developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating skills, where agreement and cooperation is required. There may be barriers to understanding.
Supporting the Specialist District Nurse, Professional Lead and Quality Matron in the development of audit systems within SWFT to ensure continuing evaluation of clinical practice by facilitating clinical audit programmes and research in line with clinical governance priorities
Planning and Organisational Skills
Supervise and direct work undertaken by other members of the skill mix team on a daily basis.
Direct responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and performance of the district nursing team.
To input statistical information by electronically recording daily activity on EMIS, ensuring each contact/activity is recorded in real time.
Responsible for ensuring that staff are supported in accessing Clinical Supervision Demonstrate and contribute to a positive team culture which promotes an effective learning environment, facilitation of shared leadership, preceptorship, mentorship, clinical supervision, openness and candour, and provision of an educational environment.
Responsibility for Patient Care
Critically assess, plan, and evaluate evidenced based care interventions to meet contemporary need and improve health to prevent disease in individuals and populations
Take responsibility for the complex and holistic assessment or delegation of planning, implementation and evaluation of care on an individual basis, utilising recognised models and tools, e.g. end of life care and long term conditions.
Diagnostic assessment, routinely utilising patient head to toe examinations in order to diagnose, implement treatment plan, including prescribing, and/or escalating when clinically required and appropriate.
As a District Nurse there will be a need for a varied clinical skill set, including, but not limited to:
End of Life Care - Syringe Drivers and symptom control
Intravenous Therapy
Management of Plural Drains
Wound Care Including complex e.g. Vacuum assisted therapy
Leg Ulcers Including compressions therapy
Patient education and training of self-management techniques
Multi Comorbidities and prevention of deterioration management e.g. Heart Failure, Diabetes, Respiratory, Frailty, Dementia
Social prescribing
Named responsibility for the management of a defined caseload and population.
Focuses on the needs of the defined patient groups population, and continues to hold up to date knowledge of public health
Acts as patients advocate where appropriate.
. click apply for full job details
NHS
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