Job summary
Band 6 Student District Nurse
CSH Surrey are inviting applications for Sponsorship leading
to a PG Dip/BSc (Hons)/MSc NMC Specialist Practice Award (District Nursing)
This is a one-year full time programme.
It involves taught components at The University of Surrey
(Guildford) and a clinical placement within CSH Surrey. Applicants will have
completed a bachelors degree or have recently studied at FEHQ level 6 and have
completed a supervisor and assessor module at level 6.
Students will need to be entered on parts one or two of the
NMC professional register and will normally have at least two years post registration
experience.
A valid licence to drive in the UK with access to a vehicle
for business use is essential for this role.
The student will be paid at Band 6 per agenda for change rates for 2025/26.
Depending on start date, you may be paid on the 24/25 scales
with backdated pay being processed once the new pay scales come in to effect.
Please note we do NOT offer UKVI
sponsorship, all applicants require right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CSH Surrey are inviting applications for Sponsorship leading
to a PG Dip/BSc (Hons)/MSc NMC Specialist
Practice Award (District Nursing)
This is a one-year full time programme. It involves taught
components at The University of Surrey (Guildford) and
a clinical placement within CSH Surrey.
Applicants will have completed
a bachelors degree
or have recently
studied at FEHQ level 6 and completed a mentorship / supervisor module
at level 6. Students will need to be entered
on parts one or
two of the NMC professional register and will normally
have at least two years
post-registration experience.
The
student will be paid at Band 6 per agenda for change rates for 2025/2026 £38,682 - £46,580 plus
5% high-cost area supplement.
A
valid license to drive in the UK with access to a vehicle for business use is essential
for this role.
All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children
and vulnerable adults
and promoting their welfare and for ensuring they are
aware of the specific duties relating to their role. This role will require an
Enhanced DBS check.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CSH Surrey are inviting applications for Sponsorship leading
to a PG Dip/BSc (Hons)/MSc NMC Specialist
Practice Award (District Nursing)
This is a one-year full time programme. It involves taught
components at The University of Surrey (Guildford) and
a clinical placement within CSH Surrey.
Applicants will have completed
a bachelors degree
or have recently
studied at FEHQ level 6 and completed a mentorship / supervisor module
at level 6. Students will need to be entered
on parts one or
two of the NMC professional register and will normally
have at least two years
post-registration experience.
The
student will be paid at Band 6 per agenda for change rates for 2025/2026 £38,682 - £46,580 plus
5% high-cost area supplement.
A
valid license to drive in the UK with access to a vehicle for business use is essential
for this role.
All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children
and vulnerable adults
and promoting their welfare and for ensuring they are
aware of the specific duties relating to their role. This role will require an
Enhanced DBS check.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day
- Flexible, Reliable, forward thinking and innovative
- Ability to work under pressure
- Committed to and passionate about District Nursing
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Good presentation skills e.g., teaching, cascading information
- Facilitating teams e.g., through daily handover and clinical supervision groups
Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level registration (Registered Nurse)
- Degree in relevant health care (or working towards)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development post registration
- Relevant specialist courses
- Clinical Supervisor
Desirable
- Educated to Degree / Master level
- Physical Assessment Module
- Nurse prescriber (DN V100)
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post reg experience
- Broad range of clinical skills relevant to District Nursing
- Ability to Undertake full assessments of patients, including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
- Supervising / teaching / assessing experience
- Evidence of professional development
- Demonstrable evidence of service improvement / implementing local change
- Good knowledge of health and safety / risk management
- Clinical audit and why this is important
- Understanding of health care policy and how these impacts on District Nursing
- Computer literate and able to use Word, emails etc
Desirable
- Experience of staff management and appraisal
- Willingness to develop an area of specialist nursing
- Specialist knowledge of the role
Skills
Essential
- Planning / Organisational Skills
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills both verbal and written
- IT skills and timely data entry
- Autonomous and team worker
- Ability to prioritise
- Presentation skills
- Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
- Ability to work across a seven-day week
- Ability to delegate nursing care and to prioritise visits in accordance with patient need and to organise workload without direct supervision
- Physical Skills
- Ability to travel effectively and efficiently within the locality and at times, across Surrey
- Dexterity to enable clinical skills to be performed i.e., removal of sutures venepuncture IV Therapy
- Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day
- Flexible, Reliable, forward thinking and innovative
- Ability to work under pressure
- Committed to and passionate about District Nursing
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Good presentation skills e.g., teaching, cascading information
- Facilitating teams e.g., through daily handover and clinical supervision groups
Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level registration (Registered Nurse)
- Degree in relevant health care (or working towards)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development post registration
- Relevant specialist courses
- Clinical Supervisor
Desirable
- Educated to Degree / Master level
- Physical Assessment Module
- Nurse prescriber (DN V100)
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post reg experience
- Broad range of clinical skills relevant to District Nursing
- Ability to Undertake full assessments of patients, including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
- Supervising / teaching / assessing experience
- Evidence of professional development
- Demonstrable evidence of service improvement / implementing local change
- Good knowledge of health and safety / risk management
- Clinical audit and why this is important
- Understanding of health care policy and how these impacts on District Nursing
- Computer literate and able to use Word, emails etc
Desirable
- Experience of staff management and appraisal
- Willingness to develop an area of specialist nursing
- Specialist knowledge of the role
Skills
Essential
- Planning / Organisational Skills
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills both verbal and written
- IT skills and timely data entry
- Autonomous and team worker
- Ability to prioritise
- Presentation skills
- Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
- Ability to work across a seven-day week
- Ability to delegate nursing care and to prioritise visits in accordance with patient need and to organise workload without direct supervision
- Physical Skills
- Ability to travel effectively and efficiently within the locality and at times, across Surrey
- Dexterity to enable clinical skills to be performed i.e., removal of sutures venepuncture IV Therapy
- Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
