District Charge Nurse

Position Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for District Charge Nurse to join a community nursing team in the North East Fife Locality supporting the delivery of high-quality nursing care to the citizens of Fife.

The District Charge Nurse will be responsible for the management of a caseload of community patients, leading and managing a team of qualified nursing staff and health support workers. The caseload population is derived from the GP practice to which the team is aligned.

You will provide an accessible, appropriate, high quality, culturally sensitive and effective nursing service in the community, working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies. You will function as an independent autonomous practitioner, leading and enabling the district nursing team to provide a quality nursing service.

You will be the clinical expert accountable for case management and nursing activity within the caseload, and lead, manage and support the district nursing team.

You should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be committed to the development of an effective flexible person-centred nursing team through ongoing professional development.

Considerable community nursing experience is essential for this post. Candidates must have completed further study or demonstrate a willingness to complete further study towards a specialist practitioner community nursing qualification.

For informal enquiries, please contact District Nurse Team Lead, Donna Sneddon on

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Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, appointment will be subject to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Any changes will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager or Recruitment Team.

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