Nurse Lead - Community Neighbourhood

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Neighbourhood Nurse Lead to manage a community nursing team, providing clinical leadership and expert supervision. The role involves supporting patients with complex health needs, delivering high-quality care, and advocating for seamless service integration with other healthcare professionals. Candidates should be registered nurses with substantial community nursing experience and strong assessment skills. Annual salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 plus HCA.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading and managing skill mixed nursing teams in the community.
• Collaborative working with multi-professionals across organisational boundaries.
• Experience of facilitating clinical supervision groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide clinical leadership to the community nursing team.
• Support management of patients with complex health needs.
• Conduct regular nursing care audits.

Skills

Advanced assessment skills

Leadership and team managing skills

Proficient use of information management technology

Education

First level registered nurse with Nursing and Midwifery registration

Qualified at degree level with Community Nursing Sister Specialist Practice or Advanced Nurse Practitioner

MSc in Health Care

Tools

RiO

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Neighbourhood Nurse Lead is responsible for managing a community nursing team including the district nursing team in a neighbourhood.

Manages and provides clinical leadership; expert clinical advice and supervision to community nurses

Supports the management of patients with complex health and social needs on the district nursing caseload to enhance positive patient experience through the various patient pathways

Works in partnership with service users, General Practitioners, Social Care and the voluntary sector to promote a seamless service to patients

Provides proactive case management to prevent unplanned admissions to hospital; assessing, diagnosing and prescribing in partnership with General Practitioners

Advocates for patients and becomes the lead clinician for Health and Social Care integration

Responsible for patient safety, ensuring high quality care

Gets involved in data stratification by accessing and analysing relevant data, actively finding people who would benefit from case management

Main duties of the job

The Neighbourhood Nurse Lead manages and provides clinical leadership; expert clinical advice and supervision to community nurses within the neighbourhood. Supports the management of patients with complex health and social needs on the district nursing caseload to enhance positive patient experience through the various patient pathways

The Neighbourhood Nurse Lead works in partnership with service users, General Practitioners, Social Care and the voluntary sector to promote a seamless service to patients. Providing proactive case management to prevent unplanned admissions to hospital for patients on the caseload

The Neighbourhood Nurse Lead will be assessing, diagnosing and prescribing in partnership with General Practitioners. Advocates for patients and becomes the lead clinician for Health and Social Care integration. Responsible for patient safety and ensuring the delivery of high quality care.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Assesses, diagnoses, and implement treatment plans using advanced clinical skills and knowledge, working collaboratively with patients in treatment decisions such as planned advance directives near end of life care

Analyses and interprets highly complex information gained during clinical assessments to make a differential diagnosis of an individuals problem or illness and decide on an appropriate course of action or treatment

Instigates therapeutic treatment/interventions consistent with the best available evidence; transferring and applying knowledge and skills in order to improve health outcomes

Recognises and manages early symptoms of disease exacerbation and acute illness based on an understanding of disease process and current evidence on practice standards

Advocates for the patient and confers as appropriate, working with GPs and/or hospital consultants to ensure robust communication around clinical care as indicated

Designs and monitors care plans for patients being cared for by the integrated community teams, general medicine and other specialist teams as appropriate

Empowers carers and family members, recognising and utilising the skills and expertise of carers as equal partners in care

Makes patient referrals to other specialist where indicated

Independently prescribes in accordance with the Department of Health, Professional and Trust guidelines

Embraces and uses technology such as telehealth and telecare as appropriate to enhance patient outcomes

Delivering High Quality Care and Measuring Impact

Leads on the implementation of the Chief Nursing Officer Strategy ensuring that our nurses are aligned with the national direction for improvement. By aligning the fundamental approach led by the Chief officer of using the 10 key commitments to design care and continuing to use the 6Cs as a basis for good nursing care.

Be the Patient Safety Champions, identifying and managing adult safeguarding incidents in collaboration with Social Care

Conducts regular nursing care audits including reviewing care on joint visits with team members and/or multi-professional team members

Role models and embeds the Trust core values and behaviours within members of the community nursing team

Facilitates clinical multi-disciplinary supervision groups encouraging reflection in and on nursing practice for continuous improvement

Evaluates the need for practice improvement to promote safe, effective and reliable care that as a positive impact on patients

Evaluates and critiques current practice against best available evidence/benchmarks

Takes responsibility for producing the data for the Dashboard or balanced score care every month

Records keeping

Maintains accurate and contemporaneous patient records immediately after nursing interventions in line with the Trust and NMC standards for record keeping

Contemporaneously records all communications relating to patients with other professionals

Develops outcome focused care plans with clear timeframes and review dates

Reviews and audits patient records within the team to ensure compliance with the Trust and NMC records keeping standards

Records all meetings and communications regarding staff management and performance with support from the Human Resources Advisor

Applicants should have a broad understanding of application of research to practice, and current professional issues. You will be expected to have sound clinical skills, demonstrate a flexible approach and commitment to providing a high level of care to clients in the community and be an excellent change agent.

A full UK driving licence and daily access to a car is essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• First level registered nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery registration
• Qualified at degree level with Community Nursing Sister Specialist Practice or Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Non-medical Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards
• ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice or Mentorship Course or working towards
• Recognised leadership and development training or equivalent experience supplemented by attendance at short courses
• MSc in Health Care

Experience

• Experience of leading and managing skill mixed nursing teams in the community
• Collaborative working with multi-professionals and negotiating care pathways across organisational boundaries (Hospital, Social Care and Private)
• Experience of working autonomously and managing people
• Experience of facilitating clinical supervision groups
• Experience of delivering projects to deadlines

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues in adult nursing and the NHS reform agenda
• Understands the Trust\'s clinical governance processes and CQC compliance guidelines
• Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management
• Understand principles of budget management and demonstrates cost effective use of resources
• Evidence of developmental work and implementing new initiatives

Skills and Aptitude

• Advanced assessment skills to help people stay independent, maximise well-being and improve health outcomes
• Managing and team leading skills being able to empower, motivate and influence others
• Proficient use of information management and technology (IM&T) including RiO, Microsoft Office, databases and the internet

Personal Qualities

• Understand role in relation to wider Trust priorities and objectives and the Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group agenda
• Respects the diverse cultures, values and beliefs held by others enabling communication even where there are barriers to understanding
• Demonstrates self-awareness with well-developed self-management and organisation skills.
• Shows resilience and courage in the face of challenges

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum plus HCA