Staff Nurse - Ledbury District Nurses
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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
Join the East District Nursing team in Ledbury, supporting patients within the East Primary Care Network. This role involves working with housebound and non-housebound patients, focusing on self-management, education, and end-of-life care. You will collaborate with various health and social care professionals and use electronic patient record systems.
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Teaching qualification or course relevant to speciality or studying towards
- Evidence of relevant post registration and training
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Diploma/Degree or equivalent
- A1 award or equivalentY
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a range of people
- Leadership ability
- Time Management of self and others
- Demonstrate an ability to problems solve complex situations
- Experience of change management
- Advocate for the profession
- Previous experience within relevant clinical area
- Experience of teaching within clinical areas
- Education & Qualifications
- RGN
- Teaching qualification or course relevant to speciality or studying towards
- Evidence of relevant post registration and training
- Relevant Diploma/Degree or equivalent
- A1 award or equivalentY
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a range of people
- Leadership ability
- Time Management of self and others
- Demonstrate an ability to problems solve complex situations
- Experience of change management
- Advocate for the profession
- Previous experience within relevant clinical area
- Experience of teaching within clinical areas
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Wye Valley NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Ledbury District Nurses
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
District Nursing Team - Ledbury base
The East District Nursing team supports patients registered within the East Primary Care Network. We have formed excellent working relationships with our GP colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary areas.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiast colleague to join our dedicated and supportive team based in Ledbury 30 hours per week
Main duties of the job
Most of our work is with housebound patients but, we also run a District Nurse Clinic for non-housebound patients who need the very specific skills of a District Nurse to support their treatment.
The focus of District Nursing is to support patients towards self-management, enabling them to continue to live as full and productive a life as possible, through education, equipment and or lifestyle changes. We also have the privilege of supporting people and their families at the end of their lives, working in close liaison with the Hospice Teams and Specialist Palliative Care Nurses.
As community teams we enjoy working with many other health and social care professionals, Care Homes and Care Agencies. All staff are expected to record their work electronically on EMIS, our electronic patient record system which links into the GP services to allow a seamless ser
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