District Nursing Clinical Lead — 7‑Day Community Care

East Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff parking

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation assistance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse for District Nursing to drive service development and quality. The post requires a Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification with extensive district nursing experience to lead a Primary Care Network-aligned locality team.

You will promote excellence in nursing practice, support delivery of a 7-day service model from 08:00 to 18:00, and advance clinical governance and patient care in a dynamic NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Registered as an RGN/RN (Adults) with NMC registration.
• Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing.
• Non-Medical Prescriber V300 or commitment to undertake.
• Teaching and assessing qualification per NMC requirements.
• Advanced Physical Assessment Module or commitment within 12 months.
• Leadership/Management Training or commitment.
• IOSH qualification or commitment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and line management support to a Community Nursing team.
• Assess new and complex patients in their homes; plan, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Support delivery of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives; contribute to clinical governance and caseload management.
• Support patients and carers to achieve independence through evidence-based practice.

Skills

Independent prescribing

Clinical supervision

Leadership

Team leadership

Caseload management

Education

RGN/RN (Adults) on NMC Register

Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nurse)

Non-Medical Prescriber V300

Teaching and assessing qualification

Advanced Physical Assessment Module

Leadership/Management Training

IOSH

Masters (Desirable)

Job description

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse for District Nursing to drive service development and quality. The post requires a Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification with extensive district nursing experience to lead a Primary Care Network-aligned locality team.

You will promote excellence in nursing practice, support delivery of a 7-day service model from 08:00 to 18:00, and advance clinical governance and patient care in a dynamic NHS environment.