Clinical Lead Community Nursing

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Ellesmere Port is seeking a Band 6 Registered Nurse for the Hospital at Home service. The role involves providing urgent community response and virtual ward care for patients in their homes, alongside a multidisciplinary team. This permanent position requires 30 hours per week across a 7-day service with an emphasis on leadership, clinical care, and person-centred support. Competitive applicants must hold a valid nursing qualification and possess strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Must possess excellent communication skills.
• Ability to provide confident support to patients and clinicians.
• Experience in safeguarding individuals at risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support for the clinical team.
• Work collaboratively with health and social care agencies.
• Ensure person-centred care is delivered effectively.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership and coaching

Self-motivated

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Registered Nurse for the Hospital at Home service, providing urgent community response and virtual ward care to West Cheshire residents in their own home. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team including but not limited to GP's, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, nurses, therapists, pharmacists and clerical officers.

Responsibilities

• Provide a highly visible clinical profile with leadership and clinical input for a designated clinical caseload.
• Work collaboratively with the wider health, social care and the third sector partner agencies to meet the needs of patients.
• Ensure patients receive the right care, by the right person at the right time and the right place.
• Place the patient at the centre of all decisions, reinforcing the concept of a more streamlined patient journey, with minimal avoidable delays, and an emphasis on people achieving independence whilst improving quality of care.
• Provide direction within the caseload in consideration of the impact of current health and social care agendas and local initiatives.
• Be aware of local public health community profiles and how this influences the required care for the population.
• Focus on the delivery of person‑centred care.
• Provide effective, evidence‑based care to a defined population through case load management and monitoring of care standards.
• Provide clinical leadership, coaching and development of the clinical team, where appropriate.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, self‑motivated, provides confident support and leadership and coaching to clients and clinicians. You must have excellent communication skills and an ability to work in partnership with clients and their families/carers and, when necessary, act to safeguard individuals who are at risk from harm and abuse.

About the Organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all‑age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall. As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services. All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to three weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Working Conditions

This is a permanent post working 30 hours per week across a 7‑day service, between 8am and 8pm.