District Nurse (Developing Case Manager considered)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
Lincolnshire Community Health Services is seeking a full-time District Nurse to join the Gainsborough Community Nursing Team. This role involves managing a caseload of patients, coordinating care delivery, and leading a community nursing team. It can also be a development role for a Case Manager on a one-year fixed-term basis. The service operates across a 7-day week, delivering care in various community settings.
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Specialist Practitioner qualification in District nursing or similar
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Management or Leadership Qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
- Experience of working in the NHS or related multi-professional setting dealing appropriately with key partner agencies
- Significant post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
- Experience of working autonomously within a senior position
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading on significant changes within a team
- Evidence of computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Evidence of extended clinical skills pertient to role
- Current NMC registration
- Specialist Practitioner qualification in District nursing or similar
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Management or Leadership Qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
- Experience of working in the NHS or related multi-professional setting dealing appropriately with key partner agencies
- Significant post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
- Experience of working autonomously within a senior position
- Experience of leading on significant changes within a team
- Evidence of computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Evidence of extended clinical skills pertient to role
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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Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
District Nurse (Developing Case Manager considered)
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
Lincolnshire Community Health Services are seeking a full time District Nurse to join them within the Gainsborough Community Nursing Team.
Applicants should hold the Community Specialist Practitioner qualification and have experience of managing a caseload of patients and leading a team of staff in delivering excellent patient care. There is an opportunity for this post to be a development role for a Case Manager on a fixed term basis of 1 year to allow for competencies to be obtained. This is a Fixed term post for 1 year to cover case managers post while they are training.
The service delivers care to patients in a variety of community settings across a 7 day service covering the hours of 8:00- 18:30 (shift work involved).
Main duties of the job
The District Nurse/Case Manager will hold a caseload of patients with varying health needs, coordinating care delivery. They will need to have extensive communication, interpersonal and clinical skills in order to be successful.
The District Nurse/Case Manager is not only integral to leading on patient care but leading the community nursing team through challenging times and the transformation of services, role modelling excellent behaviours which are in line wit
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