Deputy Sister / Senior Nurse

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Yorkshire is seeking a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join the York Community Response Team. The role involves delivering holistic care, supporting patient recovery at home, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This position offers a chance to make a tangible impact on community health and well-being. Applicants should be compassionate and proactive, with a strong nursing background.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday, rising to 33

Generous relocation package

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering holistic care and preventing hospital admissions.
• Ability to engage patients and families effectively.
• Capable of coordinating activities and supporting nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care in patient homes.
• Support timely discharges and promote recovery.
• Coordinate the CRT team activities.

Skills

Compassion

Proactive approach

Health coaching techniques

Collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you driven to make a real difference in people’s lives from patient own homes? We’re looking for a compassionate and proactive Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our well-established York Community Response Team.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver high-quality holistic care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, alongside specialist nursing interventions
• Support timely discharges and promote recovery at home
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including Physiotherapists, OTs, Nurses, and Support Workers
• Engage patients and families using health coaching techniques to set realistic, empowering goals

Where You’ll Work

• Across the historic city of York and the scenic South Hambleton and Ryedale areas

Why Join Us

• Be part of a fun, friendly, and supportive team
• Work alongside the Acute Organisation, Primary Care and Community Partners
• Make a tangible impact through urgent care response and short-term rehabilitation programmes

If you’re ready for a new challenge and eager to help shape the future of community care, we’d love to hear from you.

The post holder will co-ordinate activities in the CRT team ensuring effective communication is always maintained, providing support to registered and unregistered staff within the ward/department.

This post will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.

The post holder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the nursing team, and ensuring effective management of the ward/department in the absence of the Team Leader.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Team Leader and the team to ensure that high standards of nursing care are always provided.

The post holder will provide day to day support to the non-registered clinical support team, consisting of Nurse Associates and Generic Support Workers within the York Community Response Team.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Seabourne Job title: AHP Team Manager for York Community Response Team Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07930 309610.

Alternative Contact: Jenna Raby - Deputy Sister within York Community Response Team, [e-mail] / 07870 835202.