Senior Community Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Knott End-On-Sea; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive district nurse to coordinate admissions and discharges, provide clinical leadership, and deliver high-quality care in patients' homes on a rota including weekends consistently.

The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and reassessing care, leading the district nurse team, and liaising with health and social care partners while maintaining robust clinical records. Driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence and access to a car.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proactive leadership and ability to work in partnership with teams.

Responsibilities

• Holds delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, co-ordinating admissions and discharges for patients.
• Assess patients: plan, implement, evaluate and reassess care for patients in their own homes.
• Provide leadership and operational management for district nurse team.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with other services within health and social services, voluntary and private sector.
• Provide direct patient care.
• Contribute to the development of the nursing service within the division.
• Organise community schedules for students: provide induction training and clinical supervision.
• Demonstrate effective communication and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Holds delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, co-coordinating admissions and discharges, for patients registered to specific GP surgeries. Provide clinical leadership and triage support at The Hub on a rota system, to include weekend and bank holiday working.

Assess patients: plan, implement, evaluate, and reassess care for patients in their own homes. Establish and maintain accurate and thorough clinical records.

Provide leadership and operational management for district nurse team, supporting, supervising and managing staff.

Liaise and work collaboratively with other services within health and social services, voluntary and private sector.

Provide direct patient care.

Contribute to the development of the nursing service within the division.

Organise community schedule for students: provide induction training and clinical supervision.

We are seeking a keen, proactive and enthusiastic nurse to provide high quality care to our patients. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate effective leadership, team and partnership working and understand the current context and vision of health and social care.

The post holder should possess good communication skills both written and verbal, have evidence of ongoing professional development and be able to work independently.

Driving license and access to a car is essential.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today's health system.

We are not underestimating the challenges facing today's health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.