District Nurse

Deadline: 18 December 2025

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pa, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity in Erewash for a substantive Band 7 District Nurse. The successful candidate will join our Long Eaton nursing team, working along side a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse

Erewash covers a varied and vibrant demographic making each day interesting. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced registered nurse with varied experience who wants to develop their leadership and caseload management skills in a supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant would require community nursing experience, some knowledge of caseload management with a high standard of community nursing knowledge and clinical skills.

You will be provided with training and support tailored to your needs to drive forward high quality care and team work; including a thorough induction programme, regular one to ones, peer supervision, working within an MDT and clinical training.

Provide effective evidenced based care to a defined population/Primary Care Network. This is achieved through effective delegation, case load management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, utilizing their professional judgement at all times.

Provide clinical leadership and line management to less experienced Nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high quality care.

To contribute to the continuous improvement of community nursing within their Place, linked to the long term NHS plan.

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered nurse with current NMC registration
  • Relevant Nursing degree or equivalent relevant experience
  • Specialist Practice Qualification in District Nursing

Desirable

  • Prescribing Qualification
  • Teaching qualification

Experience & knowledge

Essential

  • 3 years post registration experience
  • Community Experience
  • Case management experience
  • Experience of Student Mentorship

Desirable

  • Leadership experience

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of research-based practice and quality
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Teaching/mentoring skills
  • Strong clinical assessment and decision making skills
  • Competence in wound care, palliative care, catheter management and other community nursing procedures

Desirable

  • Experience of managing complex situations
  • Experience of staff management
  • Experience in risk assessment
  • Strong record keeping and IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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