District Nurse or Trainee District Nurse - Clacks/Stirling

NHS National Services Scotland; Stirling; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a District Nursing Specialist Practitioner to deliver high-quality, culturally sensitive care within the Stirling area. The post requires autonomous practice, advanced district nursing expertise, and the ability to coordinate workload while supporting the wider nursing team.

You will work across all age groups in the community, maintain rigorous records per NMC and data protection standards, and respond to urgent care needs.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC and up-to-date with professional practice.
• Master’s level SPQ in District Nursing and V300 prescribing.
• Proven leadership, CPD and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, accessible community nursing across all ages in partnership with patients and carers.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner with advanced knowledge to support the district nursing team.
• Coordinate workload and delegate tasks while supporting team members.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and care plans in line with NMC standards and data protection.
• Utilise risk assessment tools to identify and address clinical risks and report incidents.
• Support patients and carers to promote independence and optimum health.
• Ensure continuity of a 24-hour nursing service and responsive care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

IT skills

Education

NMC registration

SPQ Advancing Practice in District Nursing (level 11– Master’s)

V300 Independent Prescribing & Advanced Clinical Assessment

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clacks/Stirling District Nursing (DN) teams for DN Specialist Practitioners.

The District Nursing service operates an open access policy that is available 365-days a year. The service does not operate a waiting list; however, care needs are prioritised to be able to respond to both planned and unplanned care. This includes the ability to respond timeously to unscheduled care requests for those patients who require urgent district nursing intervention.

Key responsibilities:

The post holder

• will provide an accessible, appropriate, high-quality, culturally sensitive and effective nursing service to all age groups in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies.
• will function as an independent, autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to support and enable the district nursing team to provide a quality nursing service.
• will be a registered nurse with a specialist district nursing qualification level 11/masters who supports in delivering skilled nursing interventions/care to patients within the caseload.
• will coordinate workload and delegate work to other staff, and provide support to other members of the district nursing team.
• will maintain accurate up-to-date clinical records and care plans in accordance with NMC standards for records and record keeping, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
• will be responsible for the utilisation of various clinical and environmental risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risks and ensure implementation of appropriate interventions. The post holder will also be responsible for reporting incidents and critically appraising them in order to reduce any recurrences and participating in further investigation as required.
• As a clinical expert, the post holder will be able to support patients, relatives and carers in order to achieve optimum health and independence
• will establish and maintain systems to ensure the continuation of a quality 24-hour nursing service.
• will use a systematic, flexible and innovative approach to problem-solving where there are either barriers to understanding or financial constraints within the patient’s home, in order to provide safe and effective care .

The post holder is responsible and accountable for the ongoing management of the caseload to ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. These will be developed in partnership with Patients, Family, and Significant others, and will be evidence-based, taking into consideration the lifestyle, race, gender and cultural background, and factors which impact physical, mental or emotional health.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Essential

• Current registration with NMC
• SPQ Advancing Practice in District Nursing (level 11 – Master's Level)
• V300 Independent Prescribing & Advanced Clinical Assessment
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management competencies
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• IT skills: word processing/email/internet
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Previous experience in primary care/community setting

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

This post will also be considered as in training position under Annex 21 of the Agenda for Change terms & conditions. For more information, please visit the following link: 18623.pdf (nhsemployers.org). Specifically, section 2(iii) and section 3 in relation to this vacancy.

Informal enquiries to

Diane Sharp , Clinical Nurse Manager, tel [phone]

Certificate of Sponsorship

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