District Nurse / Community Nursing Sister

Transformation Unit; Huntingdon; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 District Nurse to join the Community Nursing Service in Huntingdon. The post is 24 hours per week with twilight and night shifts, requiring a district nursing qualification or willingness to work towards it.

You will triage calls, oversee a small team of nurses, and travel around the county to deliver high-quality community care. A full UK driving licence and vehicle are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be an RGN with district nursing qualification or willingness to work towards it.
• Experience in community/ district nursing settings preferred.
• Full UK driving licence and car to support county-wide work.
• Ability to triage calls, assess complex patients and coordinate a small nursing team.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and safe care at home.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner providing skilled district nursing care.
• Triage patient calls and assess complex cases using clinical reasoning.
• Prioritise referrals and manage a small team’s workload.
• Supervise junior staff and students to ensure high care standards.
• Maintain accurate records and communicate effectively with MDT.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical triage

Holistic nursing

Team supervision

Time management

Effective communication

Education

RGN with degree

District Nursing qualification or willing to develop

DNS/Community Nursing qualification

Ongoing professional development

Prescriber or willing to undertake

Job description

Employer Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kingfisher House/Davison House Town Huntingdon Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

District Nurse / Community Nursing Sister

Band 6

Job overview

Do you hold the District Nursing qualification or are willing to work towards it?

Do you have extensive community nursing experience?

Are you able to work twilight and night shifts?

If so, then come and work with the CPFT Countywide Out of Hours Community Nursing Service as we are currently recruiting dedicated and motivated nurses within our Cambridge, Fenland and Peterborough bases.

This role is for 24 hrs per week only.

We are an unplanned care service that operates seven days a week working twilight and night shifts. As part of the role, you will be responsible for triaging calls and managing the shift of a small team of nurses.

You will have opportunity to develop your skills and career and we will support you fully in this.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• To work as an autonomous practitioner.
• To be responsible for triaging patientscalls andundertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To keep the patient at thecentreof care.
• To supervise junior staff and students overseeing patient intervention and ensure that a high standard of care isdeliveredand staff achieve set competencies
• Toprioritizeall referrals according to clinical lead and allocate or signpost appropriately
• To identify patient needs, agree goals and to provide appropriate holistic nursing interventions, to refer to other services and provide or order equipment
• To have line management responsibilities for a small team

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills.
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g. hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain.
• To contribute to and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Neighbourhood Teams and the new model of care.
• To work effectively within the neighbourhood team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
• To inform/update all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient.
• To support the Community nursing team with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care.
• To support the neighbourhood team with case management model.
• To provide skilled nursing care of a high standard as delegated by the district nursing sister/ charge nurse.
• To support, educate and advise formal and informal carers with the nursing care which they can provide.
• To act as a patient advocate, providing information, health education and support to facilitate patient choice with regard to nursing care, promoting independence.
• To ensure that medications are stored and recorded according to the rules relating to the drugs policy of CPFT.
• To administer immunisations and vaccinations to adults in accordance with agreed protocols for patients on the current caseload.
• To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.
• To participate in the Trust’s annual Appraisal process.
• To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.

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Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• RGN level 1 educated to degree level.
• Post-registration qualification relevant to district nursing (DNSPQ or equivalent: Community Nursing Degree/ comprehensive community nursing CPD)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Practice Assessor/ Supervisor
• Prescriber or willing to undertake
• Wound care qualification

Experience

• Multidisciplinary working experience
• Relevant and proven experience post registration in a variety of settings
• Nursing in both acute and community settings
• Demonstrate application of clinical governance and experience of clinical supervision
• Experience in delivering training

Skills & Abilities

• The ability to respond to changing situations
• Ability to develop effective working relationships
• Ability to exercise initiative
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to innovate
• Ability to undertake mental capacity assessment
• Extensive understanding of clinical supervision
• Demonstrate an understanding of national government initiatives in health and social care and how these impact on local services
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings.
• Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• Manoeuvre patients using safe techniques in accordance with care plan.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.