Community Nursing Lead-Evening and Overnight District Nursing Service

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Gloucester is seeking a Community Nursing Lead for a part-time (30 hours/week) permanent role. This position involves leading the evening and overnight community nursing team, ensuring effective service delivery and supporting staff development. Candidates should have extensive community nursing experience and relevant qualifications. Competitive pay of £47,810 to £54,710 annually (pro rata) is offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience in Community Nursing.
• Experience of supporting staff through change and service development.
• Significant leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with management to ensure service effectiveness.
• Collaborate with various services for seamless operation.
• Act as a clinical expert providing leadership and supervision.

Skills

Community nursing experience

Leadership skills

Team motivation

Clinical supervision

Education

NMC Registered

Masters level qualification or equivalent

Educated to degree level or diploma equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part‑time, 30 hours per week.

Do you have the vision to know what great community nursing care looks like and the passion to help us reshape the way we deliver care? Are you a forward‑thinking and clinically credible practitioner equipped with community nursing experience, to lead the evening & overnight community nursing team?

We have an exciting opportunity for a community nursing lead to join our established team. The role is diverse and practice focused with innovative service developments and collaborative working to create an outstanding service for patients and families.

We are currently working closely with the Integrated Urgent Care Service to deliver community nursing services in the out of hours period. The individual appointed to this role will be a part of these upcoming conversations to support the ongoing development of the Evening and Overnight Community Nursing Service (ENDNS). This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced community nurse who has the drive and enthusiasm to lead the team. Working cohesively is important to us and this leadership role will encompass motivating and inspiring a team.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the management team to ensure the effectiveness of the evening and overnight district nursing service and embed any future service development change.
• Collaborate with the Integrated Urgent Care Service, Rapid Response Service, Integrated Community Teams and other services.
• Ensure the operational stability and functioning of the evening and overnight service to provide a consistent, equitable countywide provision.
• Act as a role model and clinical expert providing leadership, clinical supervision and support for the team.
• Assume delegated responsibility and activities as directed by the Community Manager.
• Ensure service delivery is of high quality and operating within a clear governance structure, ensuring patient safety and continuous learning.
• Some unsociable hours working will be required in this role.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential Qualifications:
• NMC Registered
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
• Educated to degree level (or diploma equivalent)

• Desirable Qualifications:
• Extended skills qualification (SPQ or equivalent)
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification

• Essential Experience:
• Extensive post‑registration experience in Community Nursing
• Experience of supporting staff through change and service development
• Significant leadership experience
• Breadth of clinical / professional experience

• Essential Professional / Managerial Knowledge:
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of HR issues such as recruitment, retention and performance management
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of quality assurance, audit and effectiveness monitoring
• Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of governance and its application to practice and service development

About the Trust

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services across 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for provider trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS trusts in England of 64%.

Location and Working Pattern

Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth, Gloucester GL3 4AW

Working pattern: Part‑time, 30 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Pay

£47,810 to £54,710 per annum (pro rata)

Legal and Other Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for disclosure will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Further information can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website. Skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate, as per guidance.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.