District Nurse Bury Rural or Newmarket INT
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · Registered Nurse · viaNHS Jobs
£49387.00 to £56515.00
- Closing date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Posted
- 6d ago
- Specialism
- Registered Nurse
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5669626
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Job summary
The 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 & 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
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.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
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?
Details
Date 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 description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
- To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in a given To provide 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
- To monitor the quality-of-care provision and identify and promote areas for service
- 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.
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
- To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in a given To provide 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
- To monitor the quality-of-care provision and identify and promote areas for service
- 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.
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 30 Oct 2026.
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