Team Sister

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As a Band 6 Team Sister, you will play a key role within our Community Nursing Service, providing both clinical and operational leadership to support patients with complex health needs within their own homes and local communities. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality community care. You will manage a varied caseload, working with patients requiring support with wound care, long-term conditions, end of life care and complex clinical interventions.

Using your clinical expertise and leadership skills, you will help ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, from the right professional. You will work closely with the Senior Sister and wider multidisciplinary team, supporting colleagues, driving service improvements and helping to develop a culture of continuous learning and high-quality patient care.

You will be joining a supportive and experienced community nursing team that is committed to delivering outstanding care closer to home. The team works collaboratively to provide holistic, patient-centred care while supporting professional development, innovation and clinical excellence. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your leadership skills while continuing to maintain a strong clinical focus. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• NHS Agenda for Change Band 6 salary with an NHS pension
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
• Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
• Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
• Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ Learning Enterprise team
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ring fenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation where the majority of our rated services hold ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings from the Care Quality Commission

As a Team Sister, you will manage a defined nursing caseload, delivering and coordinating care for patients with a range of complex and long-term health conditions. You will undertake comprehensive assessments, develop personalised care plans and ensure care is regularly reviewed to meet changing patient needs. You will provide clinical leadership within the team, supporting the Senior Sister with service delivery, triage processes, caseload management and workforce development.

You will act as a role model for best practice, supporting colleagues through mentorship, supervision and clinical guidance while promoting a positive and supportive team culture. Working closely with patients, carers, GPs, specialist teams, social care professionals and partner organisations, you will help ensure seamless and coordinated care that improves patient outcomes and promotes independence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a complex community nursing caseload
• Delivering high-quality clinical assessment, care planning and evaluation
• Supporting patients with long-term conditions, frailty and complex health needs
• Delivering and coordinating interventions including wound care, end of life care and unscheduled care
• Supporting admission avoidance and promoting patient independence
• Participating in referral triage and caseload allocation
• Supervising, supporting and developing junior nursing colleagues
• Contributing…