Deputy Team Lead Nurse

Central London Community Health Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Watford is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to lead a team of community nurses. Responsibilities include managing nursing care assessments, participating in patient management, and providing team leadership. Ideal candidates will have management experience and a Specialist Nursing Practice Degree. The role offers a salary between £40,617 and £48,778 with additional benefits such as flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Comprehensive induction

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with management experience required.
• Knowledge of recent NHS developments and evidence-based practice essential.
• Understanding of Long Term Conditions Management required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of community nurses.
• Oversee individualised nursing care assessment and implementation.
• Participate in patient management within the locality.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Management of a team

Teaching others

Clinical skills

Change management

Education

Specialist Nursing Practice Degree

Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge of NMC code of conduct

Job description

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.

• To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
• To be responsible for the team's assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8am-8pm
• To be responsible for the team's maintenance of patient and other records
• To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
• To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.

Main duties of the job

• To demonstrate discretion and respect when communicating with patients, colleagues and other agencies
• To use tact and diplomacy to provide and communicate complex, sensitive information where motivational negotiating empathetic and reassurance skills are needed, where barriers exist to understanding, maintaining confidentiality within Trust Policies.
• To communicate effectively with all members of Primary Health Care teams. Develop networks for effective communication between health, statutory and voluntary services including patient forums.
• To communicate and work together with other teams within Adult CommunityServices, and other providers, to ensure optimum patient centred care. Use various methods of communication including oral, written, electronic or other verbal or nonverbal methods.
• To involve patients and carers in the planning of care programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Registered Nurse
• Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
• Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
• Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
• Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
• Knowledge of Evidence based practice
• Evidence of personal development
• Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
• Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
• Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience

Experience

• Experienced Nurse
• Management of a team
• Management of change within a complex environment
• Experience of teaching others
• Proven clinical skill
• Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
• Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace

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.

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum, inclusive of HCAS