District Nursing Sister SPQ
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
Join our CQC-rated Outstanding Trust as a District Nursing Sister within the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team. This role combines clinical expertise with leadership, managing a caseload and providing day-to-day leadership to the District Nursing team. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients in their homes, promoting evidence-based practice and person-centred care. The position requires a qualified District Nurse with a valid NMC PIN, strong leadership skills, and a full UK driving licence.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse - Adult
- Specialist Practitioner qualification (DN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing)
- Active on the Mentor Register
- Evidence of Leadership & Management development
- Recognised coaching qualification or willing to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber Qualification
- Continuous Professional Development
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of a current CPD portfolio
- Previous Experience
- Experience in mentoring and assessing both pre and post reg. nurses in a community setting.
- Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including;
- Mentoring/assessing in practice
- Coaching
- Risk and Incident Reporting (Root Cause Analysis) and supporting teams in learning from findings
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
- Able to manage own workload and support others
- At least 2 years Community Nursing experience at Band 6.
- Experience of leadership within a team.
- Recruitment and selection
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
- Able to conduct courageous conversations and support staff with performance related issues
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Understanding of the role of Community Nursing
- Able to work autonomously
- Good organisational skills.
- High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
- Able to motivate self and teams to positively manage change
- Reinforce within the service the need to view users holistically and promote self- care and independence
- Work collaboratively with their counterparts from teams in other provider organisations to develop a seamless service.
- Effective role model and motivates staff within the service by being highly visible, approachable and communicative at all levels; utilising effective written, oral and presentation skills.
- Develops strong interpersonal relationships, ensuring that staffs are given the support to develop and grow into roles
- Ability to support staff to undertake clinical duties, implementing evidence- based practice.
- Ability to influence and problem solve.
- Creative and innovative approach to service development
- Applies policies and procedures effectively to manage risk
- Demonstrates cultural awareness
- Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workloads and work under pressure.
- Understands the business needs of the organisation and shares all available information with the service ensuring people understand latest developments and their relevance
- Knowledge of current DH documents/government legislation and recommendations
- Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas.
- Participation in audit.
- Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection
- Additional Requirements
- Able to demonstrate recent innovative practice
- Able to work flexibly across service areas to enhance quality of service provision.
- Valid full UK licence with confidence to drive during and in unusual environments with use of car for work purposes
- A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to moderate loads
- Able to work bank holidays, weekends and unsocial hours to meet service needs
- Able to work in challenging environments.
- Access to a car for work purposes
- Education/Qualifications/Training
- Registered Nurse - Adult
- Specialist Practitioner qualification (DN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing)
- Active on the Mentor Register
- Evidence of Leadership & Management development
- Recognised coaching qualification or willing to undertake
- Non-Medical Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber Qualification
- Continuous Professional Development
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of a current CPD portfolio
- Previous Experience
- Experience in mentoring and assessing both pre and post reg. nurses in a community setting.
- Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including;
- Mentoring/assessing in practice
- Coaching
- Risk and Incident Reporting (Root Cause Analysis) and supporting teams in learning from findings
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness t
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
District Nursing Sister SPQ
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Join our CQC-rated Outstanding Trust as a District Nursing Sister within the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care to patients in their own homes.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Nurse to combine clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities. Working under the delegation of the Team Leader, you will manage a clinical caseload while providing day-to-day leadership and management to the District Nursing team. You will ensure high standards of patient care, promote evidence-based practice, and support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive community services.
As part of our supportive Community Nursing Team, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with a wide range of health needs. You will be passionate about delivering person-centred care, enabling patients to remain independent and receive treatment in the comfort of their own homes.
We offer a welcoming environment, excellent training opportunities, and a strong in-house development programme to support your career progression.
You will be a qualified District Nurse with a valid NMC PIN with strong leadership, clinical decision-making and organisational skills and hold
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