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 patietns 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.
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Details
- Date posted: 23 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 11 months
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: C9439-2627-636
- Job locations: Richardson Community Hospital, Victoria Road, BARNARD CASTLE, County Durham, DL12 8HT, United Kingdom
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
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
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
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This advert is for Community Sister with County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust in Darlington, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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