District Nurse-Caseload Holder | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time District Nurse with a Palliative Caseload to join the North Bedford Locality. You will lead a team, drive improvements in patient outcomes and provide clinical guidance to ensure high-quality community care.

The role requires a Qualified District Nurse with strong leadership, communication and coaching skills. You will support induction plans for new staff and work across local partners to deliver urgent response care and virtual ward

Qualifications

• Must be a Qualified District Nurse with current registration.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to coach and develop teams.
• Experience in community nursing and palliative care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support district nursing teams to deliver high-quality care.
• Coordinate inductions for new staff and develop learning plans.
• Collaborate with partners to implement urgent response care and virtual ward services.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Coaching

Team development

Communication

Education

Qualified District Nurse

Job description

District Nurse- Palliative Caseload Holde | East London NHS Foundation Trust

District Nurse-Palliative Caseload Holder Nurse-Band 6

Hours: Part Time (30 hours)

Contract: Permanent

Are you looking to progress your leadership and clinical skills and be at the forefront of change?

We are seeking a Community Nurse Palliative Caseload Holder/Qualified District Nurse to work within the North Bedford Locality. You will be a strong leader, focused on achieving real improvements in outcomes for patients and will be confident in your ability to support, coach and develop individuals and teams to deliver consistently high quality services. You will be innovative, forward thinking, self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

We are seeking an Induction Nurse/Qualified District Nurse to work within the Bedford Locality. You will be a strong, supportive leader, focused on carrying out effective induction plans for new members of staff starting in post with the Community Nursing Team, based at Twinwoods health Resource Centre, North Bedford. Providing real improvements in outcomes for patients and will be confident in your ability to support, coach and develop individuals and teams to deliver consistently high quality services. You will be innovative, forward thinking, self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should have Community Nursing experience.

You will take pride in your work and be highly motivated and dynamic, have a flexible approach and be able to embrace change. Being a collaborative worker and the ability to network and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders is essential. You will be supporting the delivery of urgent response care and virtual ward as part of this role.

Due to the nature of the post the applicant must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post and hold a driving licence and have access to a car.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact Leanne Welch 07867167200

This advert closes on Saturday 14 Nov 2026

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust