Senior Community Nurse

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide advanced expertise and strong leadership within the District Nursing Team, working alongside the Team Leader to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. They will demonstrate an in-depth theoretical and practical understanding of a wide range of conditions and will be proficient in core district nursing skills, including tissue viability, palliative and end-of-life care, and diabetes management. Using specialist assessment abilities and diagnostic reasoning, they will interpret complex clinical presentations, make sound judgements, and implement evidence-based interventions tailored to the needs of patients with higher acuity and complex conditions. They will plan, deliver, and evaluate holistic programmes of care, maintaining accurate records and ensuring practice reflects current evidence, NMC standards, and professional codes.

In their leadership role, the post holder will act as a visible role model, supporting effective communication across the team, promoting a culture of compassion, professionalism, equality, and openness, and deputising for the Team Leader when required. They will help coordinate the teams workload, support decision-making in challenging or urgent situations, and provide guidance, supervision, and mentorship to junior staff, students, and new starters.

Job responsibilities

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.