Deputy Community Nurse Team Lead - Torpoint and Saltash

NHS; Saltash; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Deputy Community Nurse Team Lead for the Toressa Community Nursing Team in Saltash. This community-based role focuses on providing clinical leadership and implementing personalized support plans to ensure patient independence and quality of life. The ideal candidate should be a registered nurse with a degree and significant relevant experience including leadership skills. This exciting opportunity offers a chance to make a difference in patient care while working in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with evidence of recent relevant professional development.
• Must complete Long Term Conditions qualification if not possessed already.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical management and leadership to team staff.
• Work in partnership with patients and carers to support and advise.
• Implement personalized support plans and facilitate ongoing care management.

Skills

Leadership skills

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Long Term Conditions management

Education

Degree in nursing

Current professional registration - RN (Adult)

Tools

Computer (advanced skills desirable)

Job description

Job summary

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

An exciting opportunity to join our organisation as a Deputy Community Nurse Team Lead for the Toressa Community Nursing Team in Torpoint and Saltash.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Main duties

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation.

The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe, effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from hospitals and other care settings. Implementing personalised support plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management.

To work in partnership with patients and carers and members of the multi‑disciplinary team to offer support and advice and promote informed choice; maximising independence and optimising quality of life. This post holder will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team.

The post holder will either possess the Long Term Conditions qualification or be willing to complete it when in post.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications Essential

• Current professional registration - RN (Adult)
• Evidence of Recent relevant professional development
• A degree in nursing

Skills and Aptitude Essential

• Leadership skills - able to motivate a range of staff, organise self and others, delegating and prioritising workload duties.
• IT skills to include use of word, excel, spreadsheets, email and internet access
• Long Term Conditions management

Desirable

• Advanced computer skills

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Penntorr Health Centre and St Barnabas Hospital, Trevol Road and Higher Port View, Torpoint and Saltash, PL12 4BU