Community Nursing Team Lead

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Hexham, Tynemouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks experienced district nursing leaders to provide day-to-day management of the nursing team, with a Deputy Team Lead supporting. The post requires high clinical expertise, overseeing caseloads and delivering complex patient care while guiding mentorship, coaching and education for staff.

The role emphasizes communication with patients, carers and GPs, role modelling professional practice and ensuring care aligns with the NMC code and trust vision.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with professional registration (NMC).
• District Nursing Practitioner qualification with Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) or Advanced Clinical Skills and V300 prescribing with leadership training.
• Leadership program or equivalent leadership qualification required.
• Practice assessor/supervisor qualification expected.
• Registered Mentor status is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Lead and provide highly specialist clinical care to own caseload within the district nursing service.
• Ensure practice aligns with professional standards and evidence-based guidelines; develop innovative clinical practices.
• Maintain robust communication with patients, carers, GPs and other professionals; role model compassionate leadership.

Formation

Registered General Nurse

District Nursing Practitioner with Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) or Advanced Clinical Skills with V300 + leadership training

Leadership program or equivalent

Practice assessor/supervisor qualification

Registered Mentor

Description du poste

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic professionals to join the District Nursing service, with various team lead posts available, to provide leadership and have accountability for the day to day management of the Nursing Team working with a Deputy Team Lead.

The post requires a high level of clinical expertise which has been developed through experience in practice. You will have oversight of the caseload and will apply your knowledge and skills in the management and delivery of complex patient care. We are dedicated to supporting continuing professional development and provide excellent leadership through mentorship, coaching and education for all grades of staff, to provide high quality patient care in line with Northumbria Healthcare Trusts Vision.

As a team lead the post holder will establish and maintain robust communication networks with patients, carers, team members, GPs and other professionals and agencies. You will act as a role model for the Community Nursing service, our patients and families exercising accountability for patient care in line the NMC code of professional conduct.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly specialist clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge.
• The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services where appropriate to make improvements.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

• Across the Northumberland and North Tyneside foot print we have 10 primary care networks with aligned community nursing teams. The aim of these teams is to improve outcomes for people and maximising access to services through integrated working.
• The teams' aim is to maintain people within their own homes/communities wherever possible and facilitate earlier discharge from hospital by delivering a more coordinated approach to care. Examples of this approach include close working with secondary care providers to develop virtual wards and supported discharge initiatives.
• By working in a more integrated way, the teams aim to reduce duplication and waste by streamlining processes and maximising the use of resources available at a PCN level. The teams are wrapped around GP practice populations and are supported by robust clinical and operational leadership and management. The teams work closely with colleagues in General Practice and the Third Sector organisations. The overarching philosophy and approach places the individual at the centre and proactively maximises opportunities for people to have choice, personalisation and self-management.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

• Registered General Nurse - Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent
• District Nursing Practitioner qualification with Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) or Advanced Clinical Skills and non-medical prescribing V300 supplemented by leadership programme
• Completion of leadership program or equivalent leadership qualification
• Practice assessor/ supervisor qualification
• Registered Mentor

Other Requirements

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Post - registration experience, training, short courses
• Specialist knowledge and experience - working at level 7 or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience and understanding of working in a community setting
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).