District Nurse

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Castleford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a District Nurse to manage patient caseloads and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have a District Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification and strong leadership skills to ensure high quality, compassionate care. Join a team committed to continuous improvement and a supportive work environment in the Castleford area.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Experience with holistic patient assessment and healthcare planning.
• Ability to collaborate with healthcare professionals and coordinate care.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients and implement management plans.
• Lead and direct the professional team to ensure high standards of care.
• Promote health improvement and disease prevention strategies.

Skills

District Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification

Caseload management skills

Multidisciplinary working

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Job description

Job Description

Do you have a District Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification and are you looking for a new challenge? Are you caring, ambitious, forward thinking & values driven? Are you passionate about delivering safe, effective and compassionate care to patients in the place they call home? We are looking for dynamic, passionate, and committed experienced or newly qualified District Nurses with caseload management skills and multidisciplinary working, together with excellent communication skills, resilience and great leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support others through change in order to enable us to maintain the delivery of high quality, compassionate, proactive and safe care.

We currently have vacancies at York House, Ossett Health Village and Pontefract Health Centre.

Working as part of the District Nursing team you will develop extensive clinical assessment and case management skills. District Nursing teams work closely with their community colleagues to maintain patients independence at home by utilising their excellent networks with our partners and voluntary agencies in local communities, planning and delivering complex packages of care.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients, for the assessment of holistic needs and the implementation of management plans. Lead and clinically direct the professional team to ensure high standards of care and efficient resource management. Empower and support team members professional development through collaborative leadership. Act autonomously to assess patients holistically and develop individualised healthcare plans, including prescribing medications as required. Collaborate with patients, GPs, consultants, and other agencies to agree on treatment options and coordinate care. Promote health improvement and disease prevention through proactive strategies and partnership working. Maintain accurate, confidential patient records in line with Trust policies and professional codes. Recognise wider patient issues (e.g., safeguarding, mental health) and provide appropriate support and advocacy. Ensure proper use, maintenance, and availability of clinical equipment. Build effective, diplomatic communication and relationships with patients, carers, and multidisciplinary teams. Provide advice on local, regional, and national health issues and lead development of best practices. Recognise own professional limitations and engage in ongoing learning and development. Participate in and promote clinical supervision and lifelong learning culture within the team.

About the Trust

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include:

• Onsite nurseries
• Childcare vouchers
• Car lease and home electronics schemes
• Working carers support
• Carer-friendly policies
• and more

Join Us

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.