District Nurse
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · Registered Nurse · viaNHS Jobs
£49,387–£56,515 a year
- Closing date
- 24 Nov 2026
- Posted
- 3d ago
- Specialism
- Registered Nurse
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5718867
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Job summary
The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are looking for newly qualified or experienced District Nurse to lead a team of Community Nurses. The team works alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social workers, and support staff. Please make it clear in your application which hours you are interested in working in.
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.
You will be supported with a comprehensive induction and training, as needed, to help you settle in, with the time & opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload, along with development opportunities.
Whilst the location for this post is advertised in Havehill there may be the opportunity for part time, full time, fixed term or substantive roles in our other teams including Sudbury, Newmarket, Bury Town, Bury Rural, Mildenhall, Bury Rural. If you have applied to the Bury Town, Bury Rural of Newmarket advertisement, you need not apply to this post too
Main duties of the job
Please see the full job description attached for more information
Clinical
- Manage a caseload of complex patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.
- Assess; develop; and implement individualised and specialist nursing care programmes in th
- Evaluate treatment interventions for the caseload and modify healthcare plans. Encourage the patient towards self-care and independence, using a health coaching approach and to provide training, education and advice.
- Work in partnership with other services to and the patient and their family/carer to preventing inappropriate admission to acute hospital settings.
- Support discharges into the
- Effectively manage and oversee the triage of all referrals to th
- Ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet the agreed National, Professional and Local
- Be responsible for the coordination of the day-to-day planning and delivery of District Nursing services within the team, prioritising clinical needs and delegating where needed to provide an effective
- Be responsible with other senior colleagues to provide the needs of the patient/client group, planning and delivering services.
- Ensure nursing capacity is reported using escalation process a
- Undertakes independent prescribing for own caseload within the limits of the postholders competence and the requirements of the nurse practitioner role.
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
10 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
179-8374048-I
Job locations
Haverhill Health Centre
Camps Road
Haverhill
CB9 8HF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the job
- To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality. 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 practise to asses, 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 and colleagues.
- 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.
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the job
- To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality. 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 practise to asses, 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 and colleagues.
- 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.
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 24 Nov 2026.
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