Community Sister / Charge Nurse

Livewell Southwest; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD time

Career progression

Job summary

Livewell Southwest is seeking a Community Sister/Charge Nurse to lead and coordinate care across the district, working autonomously with a multidisciplinary team.

You will manage complex long-term conditions, support advanced care planning, and ensure high-quality, patient-centred care across patients' homes and care settings. The role requires 37.5 hours per week on a permanent contract and involves travel between sites within our Livewell Southwest footprint.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner with ability to work unsupervised.
• Experience mentoring and leadership in primary/community care.
• High standards of practice with evidence-based decision making.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care and delegate to your team as Community Sister/Charge Nurse.
• Provide holistic patient-centred care and champion for patients.
• Lead delicate conversations around advance care planning and resuscitation.
• Undergo robust induction and supervision-based learning.
• Maintain accurate patient records and audit as required.
• Monitor and maintain equipment and ensure maintenance/repair.
• Triage and accept referrals; respond to urgent referrals from MDTs.
• Travel between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations.

Skills

Good time management

Autonomous practitioner

Evidence-based practice

Leadership and management

IT literate

Influence and inspire others

Champion for patients and carers

Flexible/Adaptable

Team player

Innovation through initiative

Education

NMC Registration

Registered Nurse with relevant experience

Mentoring & leadership experience

Teaching/mentorship qualification or equivalent

Leadership qualifications

NMP prescribing qualification or willingness

DNSPQ Qualification

Degree or diploma in nursing

Job description

37.5 hours per week on a permanent contract.

The role requirespositivity and excellent communication, leadership, and caseload managementabilities. You will need to demonstrate integrity and initiative, soundclinical knowledge with evidenced based practice and the ability to manage ateam, approaching your work in a coordinated way.

We work integrated with primarycare, ASC, therapists, urgent & intermediate care services alongsideour specialist services informing our ageing well MDTs. With a focus on TEP and enhance care planning. In patients' homes and part of the Care Home Service.

If you havean interest in community nursing, preventing hospital admissions, and caringfor people with complex long-term disease, through to the last stages of theirlife, this role is for you.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

All LWS staff are expected to able/willing to work across a 7 day service.

We provide opportunity for continued learning/career progression, if this ignited your interest we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Sister/Charge Nurse yourrole is vital in terms of coordinating peoples care & delegating to yourteam.

You will be required to be an autonomous practitioner, provide holistic patient centred care. To champion for patients,whilst demonstrating highly motivated leadership skills with ability toinfluence/inspire others. The candidate must have the knowledge and confidence to have delicate conversations around advanced care planning in anticipation of end of life care including treatment escalation and have the skills required to make clinical decisions around resuscitation status based on the persons clinical presentation.

We you be required to undertake a robust induction, allocateda supervisor to support your learning to develop in your role

We offer training in line with the required competenciesfor you to build on your past knowledge/experience/skills. You will beexpected to undertake continued learning with accessibility to accredited courses

You will be required to be competent/diagnose/investigate.Have sound knowledge/judgement providing evidence-based wound management/pressure ulcer prevention. Continence management, palliative & end oflife care

The ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner, between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations, including areas not served by public transport, is essential.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

Be responsible for the provision of planned and unplanned care to patients and theirCarers in a defined geographical area working as part of a twenty four hour District Nursing Service

Be able to respond to urgent referrals for patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team

To triage and accept appropriate referrals directly from other disciplines, patients, carers and members of the public and / or refer to other agencies where appropriate

Be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, organising & reviewing complex packages of care including case conferences

the candidate must have the knowledge and confidence to have delicate conversations around advance care planning in anticipation of end of life care including treatment escalation and have the skills required to make clinical decisions around resuscitation status based on the persons clinical presentation.

Ensure privacy, dignity and human rights are respected for all patients and carers.

Undertake comprehensive risk assessments of all situations associated with the care ofpatients in order to ensure nurses and the carers safety

Assessments might include the provision of equipment ensuring it is used safely

Be responsible for overseeing, monitoring of equipment and ensuring maintenance &repair.

To report and records all incidents and near misses relating to health, safety, security, fire,physical violence, aggression and verbal abuse.

Maintain accurate records, which are confidential, up to date , legible and that all caregiven has to be documented. These records may be paper or IT based system and must bemaintained as specified in the Trust Policies, NMC guidelines and Government directives. Thepost holder will be expected to oversee the standard of patients records by audit or peer review and have a regular open discussion with team members.

The post holder is required to comply with all infection control policies and guidance,attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager if no action orexplanation received, then it is the individuals responsibility to elevate to Director of Operationsor Chief executive office

To monitor & maintain the health, safety and security of self and others

Be responsible for organising own time management on a daily basis in line withcaseload demands balancing patient needs with the non clinical aspect of the role

Work within challenging and unpredictable environments e.g. patients homes, whichmay have constraints that require adaptability

Act as a clinical advisor on health care issues within their area of expertise.

Undertake health promotion whenever possible to all age groups and also contribute toplanned health promotion activities.

Nurse Prescriber and takes responsibility for prescribing in line with Non-medical Prescribing policy and within the Devon Formulary.

Identify community health needs and participate in new projects, research and audit.

Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.

Be involved with the development, implementation and monitoring of standards.

Develop links with other professional and voluntary bodies to ensure maximumeffectiveness of the service and patient care.

Work alongside the Community Matron for Long Term conditions if appropriate in monitoring complex health needs of the patients and reduce hospital admissions

Ensure that work which is often unpredictable is prioritised and suitably delegated to othermembers of the multi-disciplinary team.

Implement, participate and facilitate Clinical Supervision as per organizational Policy.

Participate in an annual appraisal of their work in line with the Knowledge and SkillsFramework (KSF) where the job description will be reviewed and objectives set. In line with theannual development plan the post holder will be expected to undertake any training ordevelopment required to fulfil their role.

Be conversant and adhere to the vulnerable adult and child protection procedures &Organizational polices.

Support the District Nursing Manager regarding equity of workload throughout the largerTeam & deputise in his/her absence.

Experience

• Relevant post registered experience.
• Able to demonstrate Clinical Management skills appropriate to the role.
• Proven relevant experience of Leadership.
• Experience in leading and development of new pathways of care and delivering best practice.
• Experience in managing sensitive issues and overcoming obstacles in communication.
• Experience and working knowledge of community setting desirable.
• Experience of influencing change in the workplace.

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of current practice within the area specified in job purpose.
• Knowledge of national and local frameworks and strategies .
• Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policies in practice.
• Background and development knowledge of Government Policies and changes in Primary Care.
• Understanding of NICE guidance.
• The post holder will have experience undertaking Incident Investigations.
• Ability to undertake holistic patient centred assessment
• Evidence of continued recent academic and
• Knowledge of service development
• Previous primary care / community experience.

Specific skills

• Good time management
• Autonomous practitioner with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to assess and treat patients using evidence-based practice.
• Ability to work alongside clinicians to support and enhance quality of patient care.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in Leadership, co-ordination and management skills.
• IT Literate.
• Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others.
• Ability to act as a champion for patients and carers and their interests, ensuring the patients voice has an impact on service developments.
• Flexible/Adaptable
• /Team player
• Evidence of using initiative to put innovation into practice.

Qualifications

• (degree or diploma)
• NMC Registration
• Current Registered Nurse with a relevant registered experience.
• Experience of mentoring.
• Recognised teaching qualification mentorship or equivalent.
• Leadership experience/qualifications
• NMP prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
• DNSPQ Qualification
• Specialist Nurse
• modules

Additional requirements

• Familiar and committed to the principles and values of the NHS.
• Demonstrate commitment to focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
• Creates and fosters a culture of openness, honesty, integrity and inclusiveness.
• Ability to work flexibly, demonstrating commitment to partnership working.
• Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working