Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Includes weekend working and the occasional night shift
- Hours
- Full time
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 151-NM245
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fleet Community Hospital
- Town
- Fleet
- Salary
- £40,616 - £48,778 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Nurse or District Nurse (SPQ) to join our friendly and supportive Community Nursing Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, compassionate nurse who enjoys leadership, values teamwork, and is passionate about delivering outstanding care to patients in their own homes.
As a Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse, you will have a key role in managing a caseload of housebound patients with complex needs, ensuring care is safe, effective, person-centred and evidence based. Working closely with the Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day clinical leadership, support and supervision to colleagues, act as a positive role model, and contribute to the ongoing development of community nursing services.
You will bring strong post-registration experience, either within community nursing or from a role with clearly transferable skills. Alongside excellent clinical ability, you will demonstrate effective caseload management, good organisational skills and a commitment to continuous service improvement.
This is a rewarding role where you will make a real difference to patients, families and carers, while supporting staff development through shared learning, best practice and professional growth.
Main duties of the job
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Main duties of the job
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Support the day-to-day running of the Community Nursing Team in partnership with the Team Leader
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Ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality, safe and effective patient care
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Provide leadership, guidance and clinical support to nursing staff
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Contribute to a 7-day service across North East Hampshire, working within a rota covering 8am–8pm
You will also work collaboratively with other Band 6 nurses across locality teams as part of a wider, supportive leadership network.
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Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Manage the daily coordination of the community nursing team.
- Undertake holistic assessments for patients newly referred to the service.
- Complete and oversee clinical assessments, including PURPOSE-T, MUST/MUAC and wound assessments.
- Manage chronic wounds (e.g. leg ulcers and pressure ulcers) in line with NICE guidance and best practice.
- Manage short-term wounds, including post-surgical wounds.
- Care for patients with drains (e.g. JVAC, lantern and pigtail drains), including flushes where required.
- Provide care for PICC lines, midlines and portacaths, including chemotherapy disconnections (training provided).
- Administer intravenous antibiotics in the community via bolus or infusion.
- Ensure appropriate pressure-relieving equipment is in place and refer to specialist services as needed.
- Communicate effectively with GPs and other professionals to support coordinated patient care.
- Participate in integrated care working, including MDT meetings when required.
- Advocate for patients and ensure their needs and wishes remain central to care delivery
For further details, please refer to the full job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- RNA qualifications/BSc in Nursing studies.
- District Nurse SPQ.
- Practice assessor/supervisor qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Wound care knowledge
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Able to work autonomously
- Able to use electronic patient records
- Support patient and person centered care
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered RGN
- Practice assessor/supervisor qualification
- District Nurse SPQ
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Gray
- Job title
- Senior Community Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07557926032
- Additional information
Informal chat and visits welcome.
Please contact [email protected]
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