District Nurse

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced District Nurse to join the Community Nursing Team in Bury Rural or Newmarket. You will work alongside current District Nurses, providing leadership and frontline care to patients in their homes with strong support from the Integrated Community Team.

The role requires a specialised District Nursing degree after an Adult Nursing qualification, with NHS experience essential.

Qualifikationen

• Essential: Registered Nurse Level 1, District Nurse Qualification, Non-medical prescribing, Mentorship prep, current NMC registration, CPD evidence, teaching/assessing qualification.
• Desirable: Masters in District Nursing, Leadership qualification, Tissue viability or leg ulcer training, management qualification, V300 prescribing, Level 7/PGCE.

Aufgaben

• Lead, develop and manage the Community Nursing Service with peers.
• Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs using evidence-based practice.
• Provide high standard clinical care using advanced skills and expert knowledge.
• Lead service development of integrated services in the Locality with peers.
• Use new knowledge to develop and change practice in complex environments.
• Support staff to move across organisational boundaries.
• Monitor quality of care and promote service development.
• Build strong relationships with partner organisations to ensure high-quality care.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Autonomous working

Clinical assessment

Ausbildung

Registered Nurse Level 1

District Nurse Qualification

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Preparation for Mentorship qualification

Current NMC registration

CPD evidence

Teaching, learning and assessing qualification

Jobbeschreibung

On the back of this there is an opportunity for a District Nurse to join the Community Nursing Team in either Bury Rural or Newmarket. Working alongside existing District Nurses you will provide a key leadership function of the teams alongside the Team Manager and Speciality Therapist. When you join our team, you will be at the front line of healthcare, delivering care to the patients on your caseload in their own homes, with excellent support from an Integrated Community Team. This post requires a specialised District Nursing degree, following your Adult Nursing qualification. NHS work experience is essential & Community Nursing experience desirable. This rewarding job helps maintain a patient's independence and freedom, whilst still being able to access exemplary medical care. Main duties of the job Main Duties of the job: To lead, develop and manage the Community Nursing Service alongside peers in sometimes unpredictable environments. To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team. To provide patient centred and evidence-based management of a defined caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs. To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice. To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries. To monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.,

• To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in a given To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
• To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.
• To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.
• To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers.
• To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional
• To monitor the quality-of-care provision and identify and promote areas for service
• To build strong relationships with partner organisations, particularly for patients receiving shared care to ensure an effective flow of patient information to ensure high quality care.

Education & Qualification

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse Level 1
• oDistrict Nurse Qualification
• oNon-medical prescribing qualification
• oPreparation for Mentorship qualification
• oCurrent NMC registration
• oEvidence of continuing professional development
• oTeaching, learning and assessing qualification

Desirable

• oDistrict Nurse qualification at Masters Level
• oSpecific Leadership qualification
• oTissue viability or leg ulcer management training
• oSpecific management qualification
• oV300 non-medical prescribing qualification
• oTeaching, learning and assessing, Level 7 or PGCE

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• oExperience of leading a DN team
• oManagement of complex patients
• oBe responsible for management of complex cases sharing knowledge and skills with locality and community nurses to foster and grow knowledge and skills
• oAdvanced clinical assessment skills oExperience of history taking and physical examination
• oExperience of working autonomously
• oExperience of working with people with long term conditions
• oAwareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patients with long-term conditions
• oAwareness and understanding of local and National priorities in relation to Nursing
• oAwareness and understanding of local and National priorities in relation to integration
• oAbility to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously

Desirable

• oManagement of a community team
• oExperience of interview and recruitment skills
• oUnderstanding and knowledge of the Health and Social Care Act, oAbility to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
• oWorking in integrated team and style
• oCan do approach
• oProvide and role model high standards of care
• oWork in partnership with Alliance partners to deliver seamless care to patients and develop service
• oWork within the Alliance to identify and drive service developments and improvements
• oImplementation of change to promote high quality outcomes for the locality
• oAbility to travel to rural locations to carry out post
• oAbility to self-manage and prioritise
• oExcellent communication skills (detail re complex situations)

Personal Qualities Essential

• oRole model positive behaviours
• oDemonstrate the Trust values, oAbility to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
• oWorking in integrated team and style
• oCan do approach
• oProvide and role model high standards of care
• oWork in partnership with Alliance partners to deliver seamless care to patients and develop service
• oWork within the Alliance to identify and drive service developments and improvements
• oImplementation of change to promote high quality outcomes for the locality
• oAbility to travel to rural locations to carry out post
• oAbility to self-manage and prioritise
• oExcellent communication skills (detail re complex situations)

Desirable

• oCoaching skills
• oCannulation/IV therapy administration

Personal Qualities Essential

• oRole model positive behaviours
• oDemonstrate the Trust values, oAbility to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
• oWorking in integrated team and style
• oCan do approach
• oProvide and role model high standards of care
• oWork in partnership with Alliance partners to deliver seamless care to patients and develop service
• oWork within the Alliance to identify and drive service developments and improvements
• oImplementation of change to promote high quality outcomes for the locality
• oAbility to travel to rural locations to carry out post
• oAbility to self-manage and prioritise
• oExcellent communication skills (detail re complex situations)

Desirable

• oCoaching skills
• oCannulation/IV therapy administration, oRole model positive behaviours
• oDemonstrate the Trust values #BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

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