Rapid Response Senior Community Nurse-Secondment (12 Month)

Derbyshire Community Health Services Nhs Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust in Derbyshire is seeking a Senior Community Nurse for a 12-month secondment to cover maternity leave. You will lead the rapid response team, manage caseloads and support service development within the integrated community team in Swadlincote.

The role combines expert clinical practice with leadership duties, aiming to improve patient-centred care, staff development and quality improvement in a community setting.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Nursing degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Student mentorship experience or capability.
• Leadership development training or programme exposure.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the rapid response team.
• Coordinate and manage a busy triage list.
• Support workload allocation and service delivery across the team.
• Act as a role model for high-quality nursing care and professional practice.
• Supervise, teach and develop junior staff and students.
• Collaborate with GPs, therapists, social care and partner organisations.
• Support clinical governance, audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote independence and self-management for patients at home and in the community.

Skills

IT skills

Research-based practice

Communication skills

Education

NMC registration

Nursing degree

Student mentorship

Leadership development

Tools

None

Job description

Job summary

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Senior Community Nurse to join our Integrated Community Team in Swadlincote.

This is a 12 month secondment to cover Maternity leave and is ideal for nurses looking to enhance their leadership, caseload management and service improvement skills while continuing to deliver excellent patient-centred care within the community.

Working closely with the Integrated Community Team Lead, District Nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of safe, effective and responsive community nursing services. You will combine expert clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, helping to support staff development, service delivery and quality improvement.

The Rapid Response service provides cover 7 day per week, 08:00-18:30 supporting patients to meet their urgent nursing care needs.

Main duties of the job

What you'll be doing

• Providing clinical leadership and support to the rapid response team.
• Managing and coordinating a busy triage list.
• Supporting workload allocation and service delivery across the team.
• Acting as a role model for high-quality nursing care and professional practice.
• Supervising, teaching and developing junior staff and students.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, therapists, social care and other partner organisations.
• Supporting clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Promoting independence and self-management for patients within their own homes and communities.

About You

We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse who:

• Holds current NMC registration.
• Has significant post-registration experience, ideally within community nursing.
• Demonstrates excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Is able to lead, motivate and support colleagues.
• Has experience managing caseloads.
• Possesses excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

Please see the Job description and person specification for more details.

If you are a caring, adaptable and professionally accountable Registered Nurse who wants to make a positive difference in the community, we would welcome your application.

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration
• Relevant nursing degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Student mentorship
• Have or be required to undertake a leadership development programme

Desirable

• Recognised teaching qualification
• Leg ulcer management
• Palliative care
• Nurse prescribing qualification
• Tissue viability

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Post registration experience
• Case management/ ward management experience
• Long Term Conditions
• Community Experience
• Proven clinical expertise, knowledge and experience of implementing service improvement

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• IT and administrative skills
• Can demonstrate knowledge of research based practice and quality
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).