District Nurse (Fixed Term - June 2026)

NHS; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Ormskirk is seeking a Fixed Term District Nurse to deliver high-quality care in community settings. This position involves working as part of a district nursing service, supervising team activities, and requires a Degree in Nursing and NMC registration. Opportunities for continuous professional development such as courses in Palliative care are provided. The role demands effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently. Salary is in line with NHS Band 5 with full terms and conditions.

Benefits

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub membership

Continuing professional development opportunities

Support for mental and physical wellbeing

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC, experience in community settings is essential.
• Ability to undertake complex assessments and plan evaluation.
• Experience in multi-agency working is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality holistic care to patients at home.
• Supervise the team in absence of the Team Leader.
• Work as part of a 24-hour district nursing service.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Multi-disciplinary team collaboration

Education

Degree/Diploma in Adult Nursing

First level registered nurse

Job description

We are looking for a Fixed Term District Nurse to join our friendly, inclusive and forward thinking District Team, working across the West Lancashire area to provide care and support to patients in community settings.

Here at Clayton House, we are committed to continuous professional development, therefore we offer all our colleagues to attend additional courses such as Palliative care or Frailty to further improve their skills and knowledge.

The team is based out of Clayton House in Burscough.

Please note that this role is Fixed Term until June 2026.

A full UK Driving License is required due to the role being community based.

Main duties of the job

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• To work as part of the 24-hour district nursing service, under the direction of the District Nursing Team Manager / Leader, providing high quality holistic care to patients.
• The District Nurse role carries delegated responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing to patients in their own homes.
• To assume delegated responsibility for the supervision of the team in the absence of the District Nursing Team Leader, when required.

To succeed within this role, you will have:

• A Degree/Diploma in Adult Nursing
• First level registered nurse
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team / multiagency working (Desirable)
• You need to have an understanding of undertaking complex assessments and the planning and evaluation of care package
• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem solve and make clinical decisions Understanding of NMC standards and implications to practice
• Ability to work independently in community setting
• High clinical standards

About us

As a District Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our West Lancashire Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job responsibilities

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.