Community Sister

Community Sister
The closing date is 07 August 2026

Job summary
We are currently seeking a Community Sister to join our Teesdale Community Nursing Team to cover maternity leave for 11 months. The successful applicant will work across the Teesdale Locality and the surrounding areas from the base at the Richardson Community hospital. The team cover 8am until 9pm 7 days a week on a duty roster. The role involves managing a caseload of patients as well as managing staff and 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 urgent care response but also supporting the wider team with planned care when required due to clinical demand. Provides supervision and line management to Band 5 staff nurses, Band 4 nursing associates and Band 3 HCA's.

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. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success. For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

Details
Date posted: 24 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Duration: 11 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: C9439-2627-636-1
Job locations: Richardson Community Hospital, Victoria Road, BARNARD CASTLE, County Durham, DL12 8HT

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
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

Statutory Registration
Essential

• Registered Nurse (adult) on part 1 of the NMC register
• Valid UK NMC PIN

Special 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.

Desirable

• Community specific skill set
• Experience of HR management

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

Special Requirements
Essential

• Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
• Ability to travel independently
• Driving posts musty have valid Full UK driving licence

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: Richardson Community Hospital, Victoria Road, BARNARD CASTLE, County Durham, DL12 8HT
Employer's website: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Locality Matron Joanne Roberson
Email: joanne.roberson@nhs.net
Phone: 07884180246