District Nurse / Community Case Manager Nurse - Marlow ACHT

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Ham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible and agile working

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Secondment option for internal staff

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 nurse to work within the Marlow Adult Community Health Care Team (ACHT). The role combines district nursing with community case management to assess physical and psychosocial needs and prevent hospital admissions.

You will work under a community nursing matron and district nursing team lead, managing a caseload of patients with long-term conditions and supporting timely discharge and end-of-life care in the community.

Qualifications

• Nurse degree, diploma in health or nursing studies or related subject.
• Postgraduate clinical training in elderly care, long-term conditions, respiratory, cardiac, dementia, rehabilitation, trauma and orthopaedics, or end of life.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess the physical and psychosocial needs of a defined caseload and deliver treatment and care based on the best available evidence.
• Manage caseloads of community patients at very high risk of acute deterioration and unplanned hospital admission.
• Contribute to processes for effective caseload management in the community setting.
• Deliver a case management model with interventions tailored to each individual's needs.
• Undertake referral management and develop case management programmes for patients referred to the Adult Community Healthcare Teams.
• Manage a caseload of patients with long-term conditions who would benefit from case management.
• Improve health outcomes using specialist nursing skills and knowledge.
• Prevent admission and support end-of-life care in the community.
• Facilitate timely discharge from hospital through a co-ordinated approach with key care partners.

Skills

NMC registration

Community nursing

Case management

Driving licence

Education

Nurse degree or diploma in health/nursing

Postgraduate clinical training

CPD evidence

Tools

Electronic clinical systems

Job description

This Band 6 post sits within the Marlow Adult Community Health Care Team (ACHT) at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, combining district nursing with community case management. The work centres on assessing the physical and psychosocial needs of a defined caseload, preventing hospital admission for high-risk patients, and supporting end-of-life care and timely discharge. It is a full-time role in an integrated team led by a community nursing matron and a district nursing team lead, with a caseload of people with long-term conditions. Fit depends on nurse registration and a driving licence or willingness to travel across Buckinghamshire.

What the job involves

• Assess the physical and psychosocial needs of a defined caseload and deliver treatment and care based on the best available evidence
• Manage caseloads of community patients at very high risk of acute deterioration and unplanned hospital admission
• Contribute to processes for effective caseload management in the community setting
• Deliver a case management model with interventions tailored to each individual's needs
• Undertake referral management and develop case management programmes for patients referred to the Adult Community Healthcare Teams
• Manage a caseload of patients with long-term conditions who would benefit from case management
• Improve health outcomes using specialist nursing skills and knowledge
• Prevent admission and support end-of-life care in the community
• Facilitate timely discharge from hospital through a co-ordinated approach with key care partners

Qualifications

• Nurse degree, diploma in health or nursing studies, or a related subject
• Relevant postgraduate clinical training, e.g. elderly care, long-term conditions, respiratory, cardiac, dementia, rehabilitation, trauma and orthopaedics, or end of life
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Registered Level 1 nurse

Experience

• At least one year as a Band 5 nurse in the community
• Broad post-registration experience across a variety of core areas
• In-depth experience of working within a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working in a busy, pressurised office environment and managing a diverse workload

Checks & eligibility

• Valid, current driving licence or ability to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

Nice to have

• Three years' post-registration experience in a community or in-patient setting
• Experience of implementing change management programmes, e.g. service development
• Experience of electronic clinical systems
• Experience of day-to-day staff management, e.g. case allocation to health care assistants

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• NHS pension
• Access to NHS discount schemes
• Health and wellbeing services
• Secondment option for internal applicants, with line manager endorsement