Community Sister/Charge Nurse/District Nurse - Adult Community Nursing
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Community Sister/Charge Nurse/District Nurse within the Adult Community Nursing team. The successful candidate will manage a patient caseload, provide advanced clinical care, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. It involves interpreting clinical signs, developing treatment plans, and driving between patient home visits in the Haywards Heath area. The position is part-time and permanent.
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
- 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
- Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
- Advanced communication and negotiating skills
- Current knowledge of local and national policies informing health and social care
- Knowledge of clinical governance/audit/supervision and professional codes of conduct Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- Demonstrates leadership in practice and ability to manage a team including team dynamics, risk management and the ability to challenge practice
- 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
- Ability to travel between sites, car owner/driver with access to a vehicle 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
- 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
- Non-medical prescribing or willing to work towards
- 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
- Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
- Advanced communication and negotiating skills
- Current knowledge of local and national policies informing health and social care
- Knowledge of clinical governance/audit/supervision and professional codes of conduct Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- Demonstrates leadership in practice and ability to manage a team including team dynamics, risk management and the ability to challenge practice
- 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
- Ability to travel between sites, car owner/driver with access to a vehicle 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
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Community Sister/Charge Nurse/District Nurse - Adult Community Nursing
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Looking for a kind, caring and compassionate Nurse to join our friendly Community Nursing Team.
Our team have been commended on the supportive environment we provide and for the development opportunities available.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multidisciplinary community team as a Community Sister/ Charge Nurse / District Nurse. This post is offered on a permanentcontract. 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.
The successful applicant will be based in Haywards Heath and will be expected to drive to the surrounding areas within our remit.
Main duties of the job
Community Sister/Charge Nurse / District 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 multid
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