District Nurse-Caseload Holder

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a District Nurse Caseload Holder at Band 6 in Bedford. This part-time permanent post supports leadership within the Community Nursing Team, with emphasis on coaching staff, improving patient outcomes and delivering high-quality services.

You will work across Bedford Locality with travel to various sites and must have community nursing experience. The role requires strong communication, IT literacies, driving licence and a proactive approach to change

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with current UK registration.
• Evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills.
• Experience in community nursing and caseload management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop community nursing teams to deliver high-quality services.
• Support induction plans for new staff joining the Community Nursing Team.
• Contribute to urgent response care and the virtual ward delivery.
• Travel to different sites as required.

Skills

Communication

IT literacy

Education

Registered General Nurse

Clinical post-registration qualification

Community nursing experience

Job description

Job summary

Post: District Nurse-Caseload Holder Nurse-Band 6

Hours: Part Time (30 hours)

Contract: Permanent

Are you looking to progress your leadership and clinical skills and be at the forefront of change?

We are seeking a Community Nurse Caseload Holder/Qualified District Nurse to work within the North Bedford Locality. You will be a strong leader, focused on achieving real improvements in outcomes for patients and will be confident in your ability to support, coach and develop individuals and teams to deliver consistently high quality services. You will be innovative, forward thinking, self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

We are seeking an Induction Nurse/Qualified District Nurse to work within the Bedford Locality. You will be a strong, supportive leader, focused on carrying out effective induction plans for new members of staff starting in post with the Community Nursing Team, based at Twinwoods health Resource Centre, North Bedford. Providing real improvements in outcomes for patients and will be confident in your ability to support, coach and develop individuals and teams to deliver consistently high quality services. You should have Community Nursing experience.

Main duties of the job

You will take pride in your work and be highly motivated and dynamic, have a flexible approach and be able to embrace change. Being a collaborative worker and the ability to network and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders is essential. You will be supporting the delivery of urgent response care and virtual ward as part of this role.

Due to the nature of the post the applicant must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post and hold a driving licence and have access to a car.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills
• Evidence of significant post registration nursing experience including community setting
• Post-registration qualification in a relevant clinical field
• Post-registration nursing experience, including community experience
• Relevant teaching/mentorship qualification and evidence of teaching skills.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of and commitment to multi-professional working

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Literate in IT/Computer Skills
• Good communication skills based on fluency on the English language

application

Essential

• Access to Car, and prepared to travel to other sites

Desirable

• Non Medical Nurse Prescriber
• Experience of managing a caseload

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).