Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking an experienced Band 6 Nurse or District Nurse to manage a community nursing team. This role involves providing high-quality patient care and requires strong leadership skills. Candidates must have post-registration experience in community nursing and a valid UK driving license. This is a rewarding opportunity to significantly impact patients' lives while fostering professional growth within the team.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in community nursing or transferable experience suited to the role.
• Strong leadership, teamwork and communication skills to support caseload management.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of a community nursing team.
• Ensure excellent patient care for the community nursing team caseload.
• Undertake holistic assessments of patients new to the community nursing service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Nurse or District Nurse (SPQ) to join our Community Nursing Team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate nurse with strong leadership skills, a warm personality, and excellent interpersonal abilities to help shape and deliver high-quality care in the community.

As a Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in managing a caseload of housebound patients with complex nursing needs, ensuring care is safe, effective, and evidence-based. You will work closely with the Team Leader, providing clinical leadership and support to colleagues, acting as a role model, and driving the development of innovative practice to meet the changing needs of community healthcare.

The successful candidate will have proven post-registration experience with community nursing skills and competencies, or transferable experience suited to the role. You will also bring effective management skills to support caseload management and contribute to service development.

This is a rewarding role where you will make a meaningful difference to patients, their families, and carers, while supporting and inspiring staff through learning, sharing best practice, and promoting professional growth.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work are essential. Mileage will be reimbursed in line with the Trust’s expenses policy.

Responsibilities

• The role of the B6 Community Sister/District nurse/charge nurse to manage the day to day running of a community nursing team in conjunction with the Team Leader.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the community nursing team are functioning at a high level providing excellent patient care for patients who are on the community nursing team caseload.
• The post holder will be part of a supportive team of other B6 across the other teams covering the north east of Hampshire providing a 7 day service covering the hours of 8am to 8am.
• Undertake holistic assessments of patient new to the community nursing service.
• Complete assessments such as Purpose T, MUST/MUAC, wound assessments for all patients on the caseload and ensure that all staff members are completing these assessments.
• Manage chronic wounds such as leg ulcers, pressure ulcers using best practice and NICE guidelines.
• Manage short term wounds such as surgical wounds.
• Manage patients with JVAC drains, lantern drains, pig tail drains and flushes when required.
• Care for PICC lines and chemotherapy disconnections – Full training will be given.
• Care for other central lines such as Mid lines, portacaths – Full training will be given.
• Undertake the administration of intravenous antibiotics in the community, bolus or infusion.
• Ensure patients on the community nursing caseload have pressure relieving equipment in place or referred to the appropriate service for additional pressure relieving equipment for specialist items.
• Liaise with the patients GP when needed and communicate effectively with the GP practice to build relationships with our GP colleagues.
• Be part of the Integrated care team, attending weekly MDT meetings in the absence of a community matron.
• Be the patientalls advocate when needed.

Qualifications and requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work (essential).
• Post-registration experience in community nursing or transferable experience suited to the role.
• Strong leadership, teamworking and communication skills to support caseload management and service development.

About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

Flexible working and benefits

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Frimley Health Trust benefits

Additional duties

• The post holder will effectively manage the community nursing team day to day.
• Refer to person specification and detailed job description for more information.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025