Community Sister/Charge Nurse/District Nurse - Adult Community Nursing

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Wealden; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the community is seeking a Community Sister/Charge Nurse for the Heathfield/Uckfield area. The successful candidate will manage a patient caseload focusing on clinical care and health promotion, helping patients achieve independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. This role offers flexible working options and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Beautiful Sussex location

Qualifications

• Experience in multidisciplinary team settings.
• Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage complex patient cases effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage patient care caseloads.
• Provide clinical advice to healthcare teams.
• Support and mentor junior colleagues.

Skills

Clinical case management

Advanced assessment skills

Team leadership

Patient independence facilitation

Job description

A Vacancy at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to join our multidisciplinary community team as a Community Sister/ Charge Nurse in the Heathfield/Uckfield area. This includes coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings. The role is that of a caseload holder, providing clinical case management for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay.

Community Sister/Charge Nurse

Some of your main duties will include (but not exclusive to)

• In conjunction with other key professionals you will be accountable for a patient caseload and delegate responsibility to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
• To apply advanced assessment of physical, mental and social care needs to provide clinical care and health promoting interventions that help avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
• To interpret clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic tests in order to develop a treatment plan and /or treatment in conjunction with medical practitioners as appropriate. Provide advanced clinical advice to the wider healthcare team to improve outcomes of patient care.
• Enable patients to be as independent as possible facilitating a range of self-management strategies.
• Ability to develop and analyse audit, interpret data and use findings to enhance clinical practice. Please see the attached job description for full details.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Key responsibilities will include (but not exclusive to)

• To case manage a designated caseload of patients and manage / delegate the delivery of care by the integrated team
• To support the team leader and clinical lead in the processes for providing, monitoring and improving the quality of care provided to. This includes risk management, complying with and contributing to CQC requirements and clinical audit.
• To have oversight of all clinical areas, facilitating junior staff to lead on specific areas.
• To deputise for the Clinical Nurse Lead as and when necessary. To assist in the recruitment of staff, appraisal process, risk assessment process, complaints and the performance management process.
• To provide clinical supervision / peer review including active clinical leadership and mentorship to junior colleagues.
• To be aware of the Trust financial position and the implication on service delivery. To be aware of the cost of equipment/ supplies used and to meet the needs of the patient and service in a cost efficient way. Including overseeing the management of clinical stock and maintenance of equipment in accordance with Trust policy.
• To review role in practice and participate in appraisal process to identify development needs and agree realistic personal development plans.
• To act as a practice assessor for staff and student

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025