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County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Community Sister

The closing date is 17 November 2026

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Job summary

We are currently seeking a Community Sister to join the Derwentside East Community Nursing Team. The successful applicant will work across the Derwentside locality and the surrounding areas from an office base in Stanley. 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.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9439-2627-RP-N511

Job locations

1 Woodland Court

Greencroft

Stanley

County Durham

DH9 7BF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The sucessful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The sucessful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead. To support patient safety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinical advice and support staff within the team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The sucessful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The sucessful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead. To support patient safety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinical advice and support staff within the team.

Person Specification

Specials Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic)
• Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients
• Plans provision of care for patients/clients,
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients;
• Provides specialist advice to patients /clients /carers
• Develops and implements specialist programmes of care
• Imparts unwelcome news, care of terminally ill/ safeguarding issues
• Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change
• Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area
• Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• Leads an area or team; manages a caseload in the community
• Occasional participation in R&D activity
• Physical Skills
• Driving, carries out immunisations/ Restraint of patients/clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures.
• Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
• Ability to travel independently

Desirable

• Community specific skill set
• Experience of HR management

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a Nurse in a community setting/team

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team and staff
• Experience of audit/research
• Experience of clinical supervision
• Evidence of recent on-going nursing development

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)
• Professional knowledge of community nursing acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
• Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses which indicate a clear passion for nursing in the community

Desirable

• Physical skills course or equivalent
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Management and leadership course

Statutory Registration

Essential

• 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)

Person Specification

Specials Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic)
• Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients
• Plans provision of care for patients/clients,
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients;
• Provides specialist advice to patients /clients /carers
• Develops and implements specialist programmes of care
• Imparts unwelcome news, care of terminally ill/ safeguarding issues
• Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change
• Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area
• Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• Leads an area or team; manages a caseload in the community
• Occasional participation in R&D activity
• Physical Skills
• Driving, carries out immunisations/ Restraint of patients/clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures.
• Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
• Ability to travel independently

Desirable

• Community specific skill set
• Experience of HR management

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a Nurse in a community setting/team

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team and staff
• Experience of audit/research
• Experience of clinical supervision
• Evidence of recent on-going nursing development

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)
• Professional knowledge of community nursing acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
• Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses which indicate a clear passion for nursing in the community

Desirable

• Physical skills course or equivalent
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Management and leadership course

Statutory Registration

Essential

• 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1 Woodland Court

Greencroft

Stanley

County Durham

DH9 7BF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1 Woodland Court

Greencroft

Stanley

County Durham

DH9 7BF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Locality Matron

Alex Roberts

[email protected]

07747768967

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9439-2627-RP-N511

Job locations

1 Woodland Court

Greencroft

Stanley

County Durham

DH9 7BF

United Kingdom

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