Charge Nurse – Community Nursing

Job details

• Job reference: 246728
• Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
• Job closing date: 08/06/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Cumbernauld/Kilsyth
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 01/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: District Nursing

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Charge Nurse/District Nurse to work within the Cumbernauld Locality Community Nursing Service. You are required to be a registered Nurse, with a qualification in District Nursing. You should have excellent communication skills and extensive clinical expertise and knowledge are essential, as well as a desire to assist the Community Nursing Team to deliver a high quality service. The post will include working weekends and public holidays and you must have an ability to provide evening cover as required. A car driver is essential.

In this key role, you will:

• The post holder is responsible and accountable for the ongoing management of the caseload to ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. These will be developed in partnership with patients, family, carers and significant others and will be evidence based taking into consideration the lifestyle, race, gender and cultural background, and factors which impact on physical, mental or emotional health.
• Being fully compliant with the NMC Code, NHS Lanarkshire Policies, Procedures and other relevant guidance documents, which support and maintain standards of professional practice for nurses and midwives.
• Implementing Clinical Governance process in all areas of Community nursing practice, including the involvement of users/carers, to ensure continuous practice improvement.
• Provide clinical leadership to the nursing/multi-disciplinary team and contribute to Practice Development planning and the Health Improvement agenda

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• SPQ District Nursing/Nursing in the Home or equivalent Post Graduate Study
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal enquiries, please contact District Nursing Team Leader, Allison Turnbull at Allison.Turnbull@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on Stephanie.mcneill@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.