Community Sister/ Charge nurse/ District Nurse inHorsham inHorsham PUBLISHED 27 APR 2024

Compassionate, Caring and wanting flexible hours? Start your journey with Horsham PCN!


We are looking for a full time and part District Nurse / Community Sister/Charge Nurse to join our multidisciplinary community team. This includes coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings. The role is that of a caseload holder, providing clinical case management for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay.

Are you a caring and dedicated nursing professional seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals in Horsham,? Look no further – we're looking for passionate individuals like you to join our exceptional Community Nursing Team!

District Nurse / Community Sister / Charge Nurse

Some of your main duties will include (but not exclusive to)

• In conjunction with other key professionals you will be accountable for a patient caseload and delegate responsibility to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
• To apply advanced assessment of physical, mental and social care needs to provide clinical care and health promoting interventions that help avoid
  
  

unnecessary hospital admission.

• To interpret clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic tests in order to
  
  

develop a treatment plan and /or treatment in conjunction with medical

practitioners as appropriate. Provide advanced clinical advice to the wider

healthcare team to improve outcomes of patient care.

• Enable patients to be as independent as possible facilitating a range of self management strategies.
• Ability to develop and analyse audit, interpret data and use findings to
  
  

enhance clinical practice. Please see the attached job description for full details.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Francesca Sandilands Job title: Operational Team Lead Email address: Telephone number:


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Francesca Sandilands

Operational Team Lead

Horsham PCN