Community Sister Overnight Service
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Main duties of the job
The role involves providing holistic nursing care to patients in their own homes and other enviroments such as 24 hr residential care. A wide range of nursing skills are required for the role, including but not limited to: venepunture, central line care, wound care, medication administration and care for patients at end of life. Training and support can be given to gain and further develop skills. The role will also include line management and providing an over arching network of support for the team, working closely with the Team Lead for the service
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.
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From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA 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).