Job summaryThe West Suffolk Community Integrated Neighbourhood Team has had a significant investment which has seen the addition of multiple posts across the teams.
On the back of this there is an opportunity for a District Nurse to join the Community Nursing Team in either Bury Rural or Newmarket.
Working alongside existing District Nurses you will provide a key leadership function of the teams alongside the Team Manager and Speciality Therapist.
When you join our team, you will be at the front line of healthcare, delivering care to the patients on your caseload in their own homes, with excellent support from an Integrated Community Team.
This post requires a specialised District Nursing degree, following your Adult Nursing qualification. NHS work experience is essential and Community Nursing experience desirable.
This rewarding job helps maintain a patient's independence and freedom, whilst still being able to access exemplary medical care.
Main duties of the job- To lead, develop and manage the Community Nursing Service alongside peers in sometimes unpredictable environments.
- To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
- To provide patient centred and evidence-based management of a defined caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs.
- To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.
- To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.
- To monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.
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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
DetailsDate posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 179-7975622-I-A-B
Job locations: Bury Rural INT, Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2XA, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities- To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in a given area, providing specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
- To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.
- To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.
- To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers.
- To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.
- To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.
- To monitor the quality-of-care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.
- To build strong relationships with partner organisations, particularly for patients receiving shared care to ensure an effective flow of patient information to ensure high quality care.
Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationEssential- Registered Nurse Level 1
- District Nurse Qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Preparation for Mentorship qualification
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching, learning and assessing qualification
Desirable- District Nurse qualification at Masters Level
- Specific Leadership qualification
- Tissue viability or leg ulcer management training
- Specific management qualification
- V300 non-medical prescribing qualification
- Teaching, learning and assessing, Level 7 or PGCE
Experience and KnowledgeEssential- Experience of leading a DN team
- Management of complex patients
- Be responsible for management of complex cases sharing knowledge and skills with locality and community nurses to foster and grow knowledge and skills
- Advanced clinical assessment skills. Experience of history taking and physical examination
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working with people with long term conditions
- Awareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patients with long-term conditions
- Awareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to Nursing
- Awareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to integration
- Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously
Desirable- Management of a community team
- Experience of interview and recruitment skills
- Understanding and knowledge of the Health and Social Care Act
Skills and AbilitiesEssential- Ability to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
- Working in integrated team and style
- Can do approach
- Provide and role model high standards of care
- Work in partnership with Alliance partners to deliver seamless care to patients and develop service
- Work within the Alliance to identify and drive service developments and improvements
- Implementation of change to promote high quality outcomes for the locality
- Ability to travel to rural locations to carry out post
- Ability to self-manage and prioritise
- Excellent communication skills (detail re complex situations)
Desirable- Coaching skills
- Cannulation/IV therapy administration
Personal QualitiesEssential- Role model positive behaviours
- Demonstrate the Trust values
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer detailsEmployer name: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bury Rural INT, Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2XA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website
For questions about the job, contact:Integrated Neighbourhood Team Manager, Trina Odebrecht, trina.odebrecht@wsh.nhs.uk
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