District Nurse

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a District Nurse to lead a team of Community Nurses, working alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social workers and support staff. Newly qualified or experienced candidates with a specialised District Nursing degree following an Adult Nursing qualification are invited to apply.

NHS work experience is essential and community nursing experience desirable, with induction and development

Qualifications

• Specialised District Nursing degree required after Adult Nursing qualification.
• NHS work experience is essential.
• Community Nursing experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.
• Assess, develop, and implement individualised nursing care programmes.
• Evaluate treatment interventions and modify healthcare plans; encourage self-care and independence.

Skills

District Nursing

NHS experience

Community Nursing

Education

Specialised District Nursing degree

Adult Nursing qualification

Job description

The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are looking for newly qualified or experienced District Nurse to lead a team of Community Nurses. The team works alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social workers, and support staff. Please make it clear in your application which hours you are interested in working in.

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.

You will be supported with a comprehensive induction and training, as needed, to help you settle in, with the time & opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload, along with development opportunities.

Whilst the location for this post is advertised in Havehill there may be the opportunity for part time, full time, fixed term or substantive roles in our other teams including Sudbury, Newmarket, Bury Town, Bury Rural, Mildenhall, Bury Rural. If you have applied to the Bury Town, Bury Rural or Newmarket advertisement, you need not apply to this post too

Please see the full job description attached for more information

Clinical

• Manage a caseload of complex patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.
• Assess; develop; and implement individualised and specialist nursing care programmes in th
• Evaluate treatment interventions for the caseload and modify healthcare plans. Encourage the patient towards self-care and independence, using a health coaching approach and to provide training, education and advice.
• Work in partnership with other services to and the patient and their family/carer to preventing inappropriate admission to acute hospital settings.
• Support discharges into the
• Effectively manage and oversee the triage of all referrals to th
• Ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet the agreed National, Professional and Local
• Be responsible for the coordination of the day-to-day planning and delivery of District Nursing services within the team, prioritising clinical needs and delegating where needed to provide an effective
• Be responsible with other senior colleagues to provide the needs of the patient/client group, planning and delivering services.
• Ensure nursing capacity is reported using escalation process a
• Undertakes independent prescribing for own caseload within the limits of the postholders competence and the requirements of the nurse practitioner role.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Readings Job title: Health Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07929013631

Shelley Lee

Senior Matron

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