Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse Evening and Overnight DN Team

Job summary

This role is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months. The hours are part-time, up to 36 hours per week.

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*

If you have extensive community nursing experience and you are looking for a new challenge and career development this might be the next job role for you.

The Evening and Overnight District Nursing Service are a team of experienced registered nurses who visit people at home when they have an unplanned nursing or health need in the evening or overnight. The Out of Hours community nursing covers from 19.00pm- 08.00am made up of two shifts twilight and night shift. This role is to cover twilight shifts 7pm until 1am . We are looking for a caring and committed Senior Community/District Nurse to lead a team of nurses and healthcare assistants within a multi-professional environment. To excel in this role you will require excellent communication skills, effective delegation and prioritisation skills and have the confidence to make autonomous clinical decisions. We seek nurses with compassion , who hold patient experience and high-quality care at the heart of their nursing practice

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking to strengthen and enhance our out of hours community nursing service and the individual appointed to this post will be a part of these upcoming conversations and support the ongoing development of urgent care services.

Your transition into this new role will be supported with a comprehensive induction plan, regular clinical supervision and leadership support from your line manager. You will also join an established, highly experienced peer group of Senior Community Nurses/District Nurses .

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

12 June 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-26-446

Job locations

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue

Brockworth

GL3 4AW

United Kingdom

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