Senior Community Nurse Lead (Band 6)

NHS Jobs; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages on demand

Wellbeing support

Learning & development

7-day service

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 6 Team Sister/Charge Nurse to lead a community nursing team in Sittingbourne. The role combines hands-on clinical care with leadership responsibilities, managing a defined caseload and coordinating care across GP practices, social care and specialist services.

You will support patients with long-term conditions, ensure safe, patient-centred care, and contribute to service improvement while working across a 37.5-hour week. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Minimum 3 years' experience as a registered nurse.
• Experience within both community and acute or hospital-based settings.
• Experience supervising, supporting or leading colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of patients with complex nursing and health needs within the community.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans to support positive patient outcomes.
• Support patients with long-term conditions, palliative and end-of-life care, wound management and other community nursing interventions.
• Participate in the triage of referrals and support effective allocation of visits according to clinical need.
• Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model for high standards of patient care.
• Support the Senior Sister with the day-to-day operational running of the service.
• Lead, supervise and support junior colleagues and students to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence.
• Participate in staff development, supervision, appraisals and competency assessment.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, social care teams, specialist nurses and wider multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Promote patient safety through effective risk assessment, safeguarding practice and clinical decision-making.
• Contribute to quality improvement, service development, audit and clinical governance activities.
• Maintain accurate and timely patient records using electronic systems.
• Support the delivery of evidence-based practice and high-quality care across the team.
• Participate in the service's 7-day working arrangements, including weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

NMC registration

Team leadership

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Education

Nursing degree

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Tools

Electronic patient record systems

Job description

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 6 Team Sister/Charge Nurse to lead a community nursing team in Sittingbourne. The role combines hands-on clinical care with leadership responsibilities, managing a defined caseload and coordinating care across GP practices, social care and specialist services.

You will support patients with long-term conditions, ensure safe, patient-centred care, and contribute to service improvement while working across a 37.5-hour week. A full UK driving licence is required.