Integrated Community Team Lead

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Goodwick; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking an experienced nurse leader to join the Integrated Community Team in Pembrokeshire. You will be accountable for managing nursing caseload, leading a team of community nurses, and delivering high-quality, person-centred care in patients' homes and communities, including working across North and South Pembrokeshire Localities to meet service needs.

The role requires a Registered Nurse with Specialist Practice Award in District Nursing (postgraduate) and

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Specialist Practice Award in District Nursing (postgraduate) and eligible to pursue a Masters.
• Experience leading a community nursing team and delivering 7-day community nursing care.
• Willingness to travel between sites and work flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of community nurses.
• Deliver 7-day-a-week community nursing care.
• Ensure safe, high-quality patient-centered care and efficient budget use.

Skills

Nurse leadership

People management

Clinical advisory

Evidence-based practice

Education

Specialist Practice Award in District Nursing (postgraduate)

Masters qualification

Job description

Are you a passionate and experienced nurse leader ready to make a real difference? Join our Integrated Community Team and play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care, shaping services, supporting teams, and improving outcomes for patients in their own homes and communities., Accountable for management of nursing caseload to include leading/developing core nursing establishment in delivering compassionate, high quality, patient-centred nursing care, providing fair, honest and measured people management. Provide professional nursing leadership with support/guidance (in line with NMC standards). Provide expert clinical advice/intervention on specialist complex issues within own field and undertake management/monitoring activities in line with legal/professional requirements, statutory rules and Health Board policies relating to evidence-based practice. Responsible for efficient management of allocated budget effectively deploying the nursing team, utilising allocated resources to timely raise financial expenditure concerns to appropriate personnel. Ensure complex needs of patients with multiple pathologies and families are addressed in a sensitive/empathic manner including supporting the assessment/implementation/re-evaluation of continuing health care packages of care. Work/communicate effectively as a member of senior clinical/nursing leadership team, collaborating with other Team Leads and Clinical Lead Nurse, including deputising for Clinical Lead Nurse when required.

Applicants must be a Registered Nurse in possession of their Specialist Practice Award in District Nursing (postgraduate) qualification. Additionally, candidates must either hold or be willing to pursue a relevant Masters qualification. The successful applicant will manage and lead a team of community nurses, ensuring the seamless and safe delivery of 7 day a week community nursing care to a large caseload of acute and chronically ill patients. There is a minimum requirement for a highly flexible and enthusiastic approach to this challenging role as well as an ability to travel between sites in a timely manner. The post is based with the North Coastal Integrated Community Team based in Fishguard Health Centre, although the post-holder may be required to work across both North and South Pembrokeshire Localities to meet the needs of the Service.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers. Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services