Livewell Southwest
Community Sister / Charge Nurse

The closing date is 15 November 2026

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Job summary
37.5 hours per week on a permanent contract.

The role requires positivity and excellent communication, leadership, and caseload management abilities. You will need to demonstrate integrity and initiative, sound clinical knowledge with evidenced based practice and the ability to manage a team, approaching your work in a coordinated way.

We work integrated with primary care, ASC, therapists, urgent & intermediate care services alongside our specialist services informing our ageing well MDTs. With a focus on TEP and enhance care planning. In patients' homes and part of the Care Home Service.

If you have an interest in community nursing, preventing hospital admissions, and caring for people with complex long-term disease, through to the last stages of their life, this role is for you.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All LWS staff are expected to able/willing to work across a 7 day service.

We provide opportunity for continued learning/career progression, if this ignited your interest we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
As a Community Sister/Charge Nurse your role is vital in terms of coordinating peoples care & delegating to your team.

You will be required to be an autonomous practitioner, provide holistic patient centred care. To champion for patients, whilst demonstrating highly motivated leadership skills with ability to influence/inspire others. The candidate must have the knowledge and confidence to have delicate conversations around advanced care planning in anticipation of end of life care including treatment escalation and have the skills required to make clinical decisions around resuscitation status based on the persons clinical presentation.

We you be required to undertake a robust induction, allocated a supervisor to support your learning to develop in your role

We offer training in line with the required competencies for you to build on your past knowledge/experience/skills. You will be expected to undertake continued learning with accessibility to accredited courses

You will be required to be competent/diagnose/investigate.

Have sound knowledge/judgement providing evidence-based wound management/pressure ulcer prevention. Continence management, palliative & end of life care

The ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner, between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations, including areas not served by public transport, is essential.

About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro-rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number: B9832-2026-NM-10481-2

Job locations

• 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY, United Kingdom
• 1 Brest Way, Derriford, Plymouth, PL65XW, United Kingdom
• Cumberland Centre, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, pl14jz, United Kingdom
• 215 Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth, PL65UF, United Kingdom
• Plympton Clinic, Plympton, Devon, PL72AS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Be responsible for the provision of planned and unplanned care to patients and their Carers in a defined geographical area working as part of a twenty four hour District Nursing Service
• Be able to respond to urgent referrals for patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team
• To triage and accept appropriate referrals directly from other disciplines, patients, carers and members of the public and / or refer to other agencies where appropriate
• Be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, organising & reviewing complex packages of care including case conferences
• The candidate must have the knowledge and confidence to have delicate conversations around advance care planning in anticipation of end of life care including treatment escalation and have the skills required to make clinical decisions around resuscitation status based on the persons clinical presentation.
• Ensure privacy, dignity and human rights are respected for all patients and carers.
• Undertake comprehensive risk assessments of all situations associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses and the carers safety
• Assessments might include the provision of equipment ensuring it is used safely
• Be responsible for overseeing, monitoring of equipment and ensuring maintenance & repair.
• To report and records all incidents and near misses relating to health, safety, security, fire, physical violence, aggression and verbal abuse.
• Maintain accurate records, which are confidential, up to date, legible and that all care given has to be documented. These records may be paper or IT based system and must be maintained as specified in the Trust Policies, NMC guidelines and Government directives. The post holder will be expected to oversee the standard of patients records by audit or peer review and have a regular open discussion with team members.
• The post holder is required to comply with all infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager if no action or explanation received, then it is the individuals responsibility to escalate to Director of Operations or Chief executive office
• To monitor & maintain the health, safety and security of self and others
• Be responsible for organising own time management on a daily basis in line with caseload demands balancing patient needs with the non clinical aspect of the role
• Work within challenging and unpredictable environments e.g. patients homes, which may have constraints that require adaptability
• Act as a clinical advisor on health care issues within their area of expertise.
• Undertake health promotion whenever possible to all age groups and also contribute to planned health promotion activities.
• Nurse Prescriber and takes responsibility for prescribing in line with Non-medical Prescribing policy and within the Devon Formulary.
• Identify community health needs and participate in new projects, research and audit.
• Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
• Be involved with the development, implementation and monitoring of standards.
• Develop links with other professional and voluntary bodies to ensure maximum effectiveness of the service and patient care.
• Work alongside the Community Matron for Long Term conditions if appropriate in monitoring complex health needs of the patients and reduce hospital admissions
• Ensure that work which is often unpredictable is prioritised and suitably delegated to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Implement, participate and facilitate Clinical Supervision as per organizational Policy.
• Participate in an annual appraisal of their work in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) where the job description will be reviewed and objectives set. In line with the annual development plan the post holder will be expected to undertake any training or development required to fulfil their role.
• Be conversant and adhere to the vulnerable adult and child protection procedures & Organizational polices.
• Support the District Nursing Manager regarding equity of workload throughout the larger Team & deputise in his/her absence.

Person Specification
Experience

• Essential: Relevant post registered experience; clinical management skills appropriate to the role; proven relevant experience of leadership; experience in leading and development of new pathways of care and delivering best practice; experience in managing sensitive issues and overcoming obstacles in communication.
• Desirable: Experience and working knowledge of community setting; Management/Leadership qualification; experience of influencing change in the workplace.

Knowledge

• Essential: Up to date knowledge of current practice within the area specified in job purpose; knowledge of national and local frameworks and strategies; ability to translate best practice evidence and national policies in practice; background and development knowledge of Government Policies and changes in Primary Care; understanding of NICE guidance; experience undertaking Incident Investigations; ability to undertake holistic patient centred assessment.
• Desirable: Evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development; knowledge of service development; previous primary care / community experience.

Specific skills

• Essential: Good time management; autonomous practitioner with the ability to work unsupervised; ability to assess and treat patients using evidence-based practice; ability to work alongside clinicians to support and enhance quality of patient care; excellent interpersonal skills in leadership, co-ordination and management; delegation skills; IT literate; highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others; ability to act as a champion for patients and carers and their interests.
• Desirable: Flexible/adaptable/team player; evidence of using initiative to put innovation into practice.

Qualifications

• Essential: 1st Level Nurse Registration (degree or diploma); NMC Registration; current registered nurse with relevant registered experience; experience of mentoring.
• Desirable: Recognised teaching qualification mentorship or equivalent; leadership experience/qualifications; NMP prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake; DNSPQ Qualification; Specialist Nurse modules.

Additional requirements

• Essential: Familiar and committed to the principles and values of the NHS; commitment to focus on quality and high standards; culture of openness, honesty, integrity and inclusiveness; ability to work flexibly and commitment to partnership working; ability to frequently travel independently between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Livewell Southwest
Address: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: DN Manager, Vicky Hambly, vicky.hambly@nhs.net, 07717530341

Supporting documents
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