District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse

Company: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: Warwick
Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our fabulous community nursing team covering Warwick & Kenilworth.

Band 6 District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse

A proactive and inspirational clinical leader, the Band 6 nurse drives high‑quality, community‑based care through strategic foresight and responsive action. They lead population health assessments and care planning with a strong focus on:

  • Public health and prevention
  • Reducing hospital admissions
  • Managing complex conditions holistically
  • Addressing health inequalities
  • Integrating social prescribing and signposting

The nurse champions innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring care is anticipatory rather than reactive. Their leadership supports:

  • Early intervention and proactive care planning
  • Staff development through supervision and mentorship
  • Recruitment, retention and wellbeing strategies
  • Quality improvement and budget efficiency
  • Service transformation and pathway redesign

This role demands a forward‑thinking mindset, resource mobilisation and clear leadership in a dynamic healthcare environment.

The District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse is responsible for the assessment and management of the health needs of an identified population and caseload, focusing on public health, preventative care and admission avoidance. They support the team in implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within target groups, including preventative management of complex health, health inequalities, social prescribing and signposting, management of comorbidities and support for the prevention of an urgent care need.

The nurse will clinically supervise and provide support to regulated and unregulated team members with career development, clinical capabilities and behaviours, education and supervision. They will assist the Professional Lead with recruitment and retention, support the wellbeing of the team and improve quality outcomes and budget management, as well as implementing service improvement schemes and pathway development.

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Posted: April 17th, 2026