District Nurse/ Community Nursing Sister | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 p.a. |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bournemouth, BH9 1BP |
| Cwmni: | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7331750/152-C13325 |
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A rare opportunity has arisen for a District Nurse or Community Nursing Sister to lead the Winton District Nursing Team, within the Bournemouth and Christchurch Locality.
The team has a breadth of experience and a shared goal to offer the highest standard of care to our patients. We work closely with other health and social care professionals across primary and secondary care, as well as with patients, families and carers in their own home.
Your role will be to lead the team and case manage the provision of care within an individual's home or residential home, including palliative care and long term conditions management. You will work autonomously using your own initiative to deliver holistic care to adults with physical health needs.
You should possess excellent leadership abilities, interpersonal skills and time management skills. You should have experience in caseload management and be able to prioritise work. The role is diverse, challenging and extremely rewarding. The role is full time and will include working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis .
Ideally candidates will have the Specialist Practitioner District Nurse qualification or a willingness to undertake in the future. Secondment opportunities could support future applications for this course.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position
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To provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity.
To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team.
To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users.
To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.
To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025