# District Nurse Planned Care Nursing East/West

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Cross site East/West base TBC
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Part time considered)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T13:20:43.369Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Cross_site_EastWest_base_TBC/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/District_Nursing/District_Nursing-v8241135
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8241135?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate District Nurse to join our community team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference by delivering high-quality care to patients in their own homes.

Essential Criteria:

- District Nursing qualification (DN SPQ)

Key Responsibilities:

- Assess patients in their homes, developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised care plans
- Manage a caseload with the support of the Clinical Lead
- Provide leadership and line management to a team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants
- Work flexibly across teams to meet changing service demands and ensure continuity of care

Our core service operates 8:00am – 6:00pm, 7 days per week, and flexibility is essential to support the needs of the service.

This role requires a professional who demonstrates a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance, ensuring safe and effective patient-centred care at all times.

At East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, we are committed to supporting our staff. If you have the aspiration, capability, and dedication, we will provide the opportunities and development you need to progress in your career. Every team member is valued, and it is through the passion and commitment of our staff that we deliver outstanding patient care.

### Main duties of the job

What you will be doing

- A District Nursing qualification (DN SPQ) is an essential criteria.
- Assessing new patients for nursing care in their own homes, creating and evaluating care plans.
- Managing a caseload with support of the Clinical Lead
- Line Management and leadership of a team of Registered Nurses & HCAs.
- Our core service hours are 08:00 to 18:00, 7 days per week.

alongside a proactive and motivated attitude.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Teaching in a clinical setting
- Experience of supervising a team
- Experience of caseload management
- Experience of multidisciplinary working

**Desirable**

- Experience of managing change and developing teams

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification – District Nursing
- RN part 1 on NMC register
- Nurse prescriber / V100
- NMC required teaching & assessing module, or commitment to undertake

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10552013)
- [jd updated values (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10552012)
- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)

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