Community Staff Nurse - South Lakes
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Kendal, LA9 7RL
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
An opportunity has become available to join the Kendal District Nurses as a registered nurse on a permanent basis. This is a supportive team that prid...
The post holder will work as a registered Nurse within Community Services, accountable for providing evidence based, holistic nursing care of patients.
You will be expected to support the Sister/Team Leader in leading the team supervising, directing staff and delegating workload according to skills of the staff within the team.
The Kendal District Nurse team is a busy team comprising of both registered and clinical support workers. We regularly have students to support and develop.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (on the relevant part of the register for the post)
- Mentoring and assessing qualification or working towards or equivalent
Desirable
- Post registration clinical course appropriate to area or willingness to undertake further training relevant to the post - and to use and maintain these skills in the delivery of care
- Community experience
- Wound experience
- Palliative care experience
- Clinical skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Experience of establishing effective communication
- Working within a multidisciplinary team and Experience of implementing change
Desirable
- Previous experience within designated area
- Experience of mentoring and assessing members of the team
- Experience as shift team leader
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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