Community Sister

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for x2 Community Sisters/Charge Nurses to join the Sedgefield Locality. We are currently seeking a Community Sister to join the Shildon and Newton Aycliffe Community Nursing Team and a Community Sister to join the Ferryhill and Spennymoor Community Nursing Team. The successful applicant will work across the Sedgefield locality and the surrounding areas from an office base in Aycliffe or Spennymoor.

The team cover 8am until 9pm 7 days a week on a duty roster.The post holder will be a caseload holder to ensure the provision of clinical management to Community Nursing and Intermediate Care Services. The role involves providing holistic nursing care to adult patients in their own home or residential care setting.

Successful applicants will be required to hold a first level nursing registration with the NMC, additional training specific to the role can be provided.

Main duties of the job

To support coordination and delivery of high quality nursing care that, where possible, meets identified patient need, supports the aims and objectives of the integrated health and social care team, and remains within the boundaries of available resource. Predominantly complex clinical care and caseload management with some coordination and supervisory responsibilities for health care staff between Bands 3 to Band 5. The Community Nursing Team provide both planned and reactive care including Urgent Community Response.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager. You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks. We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham.

We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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