Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing / Community
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 419-7436945-DCN-FH
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- White Cross Rehabilitation Unit
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum / Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Sister / Senior Nurse - Community Response Team
Band 6
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Are you driven to make a real difference in people’s lives from patient own homes? We’re looking for a compassionate and proactive Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our well-established York Community Response Team.
What You’ll Do:
- Deliver high-quality holistic care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, alongside specialist nursing interventions
- Support timely discharges and promote recovery at home
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including Physiotherapists, OTs, Nurses, and Support Workers
- Engage patients and families using health coaching techniques to set realistic, empowering goals
Where You’ll Work:
- Across the historic city of York and the scenic South Hambleton and Ryedale areas
Why Join Us:
- Be part of a fun, friendly, and supportive team
- Work alongside the Acute Organisation, Primary Care and Community Partners
- Make a tangible impact through urgent care response and short-term rehabilitation programmes
If you’re ready for a new challenge and eager to help shape the future of community care, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will co-ordinate activities in the CRT team ensuring effective communication is always maintained, providing support to registered and unregistered staff within the ward/department.
This post will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the nursing team, and ensuring effective management of the ward/department in the absence of the Team Leader.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Team Leader and the team to ensure that high standards of nursing care are always provided.
The post holder will provide day to day support to the non-registered clinical support team, consisting of Nurse Associates and Generic Support Workers within the York Community Response Team.
Working for our organisation
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
· Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
· 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
· A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
· A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
· Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
· NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
· An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
· Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Recognised teaching / assessing qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development and implementation in clinical practice in the community within the last 12 months.
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years experience at Band 5 or equivalent
- Insight into clinical speciality - community
- Insight into rehabilitation and re-ablement issues
- Insight into current issues in nursing / professional issues
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational and prioritising skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team, dealing with often difficult, complex situations, responding in a calm and timely manner
- Reliable, adaptable to change and quick to learn and have the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills including excellent telephone manner
- Ability to teach, supervise and assess registered / un-registered staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Seabourne
- Job title
- AHP Team Manager for York Community Response Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07930 309610
- Additional information
Alternative contact:
Jenna Raby - Deputy Sister within York Community Response Team
[email protected] / 07870 835202
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