Children's Community Nursing Sister

Job summary

Main duties of the job

You will work as a team of Children's Community Nursing Sisters, Staff nurses and healthcare assistants. The successful candidate will be a caseload holder for an allocated group of patients to ensure all their nursing needs are met. You will provide a high standard of nursing care to children and their families in a variety of community settings. This will involve carrying out visits to family homes, schools, nurseries and short break provisions to ensure the child's nursing needs are met. You will work autonomously as a lone worker whilst on visits in the community.

Training will be provided to ensure that you have the necessary skills to deliver evidence based care and you will support junior staff to develop their own skills.

As a band 6 Sister we are looking for a dynamic, innovative individual who is passionate about delivering the highest level of patient care. You must be flexible to meet the needs of the service and a team player.

Job responsibilities

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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For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA Band 3 within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).