Senior Community Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Woking; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pay and pensions

5% Fringe High-Cost Allowance

Apprenticeships and Nursing Associate

Leadership courses and programmes

Clinical lead support for personal dev

Job summary

CSH Surrey is seeking a Band 6 district nurse to assess and deliver personalised care in homes and care homes. You will lead Band 5 RNs and supervise students, with a seven-day rota from 8am to 8pm and no UKVI sponsorship.

You will hold an NMC registration, have dir­ectorship experience and drive continuous improvement across clinical services while mentoring junior staff and planning services with the GP network.

Qualifications

• Degree in healthcare or working towards one.
• Evidence of CPD since registration and relevant specialist courses.
• Clinical assessor and supervisor qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised nursing care for patients.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on district nursing caseload.
• Supervise and appraise team members; mentor students.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Prioritisation

Delegation

Education

Healthcare degree

CPD evidence

Clinical assessor qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Email

IT systems

Job description

A Band 6 role in the North West Surrey community nursing team of CSH Surrey, Surrey's NHS community services provider. The post centres on assessing and delivering individualised nursing care in patients' homes and care homes, and leading district nursing staff from Band 5 to Band 3 while mentoring students. It is offered part or full time on a seven-day rota of 8am to 8pm, with variable shifts including weekends and bank holidays. Current NMC registration is required, and no UKVI sponsorship is available.

What the job involves

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised nursing care for patients across the locality, including full assessments of patients with multiple pathology and complex needs
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on the district nursing caseload, including referrals, admissions and discharges
• Manage the district nursing team day to day with the senior district nurse, acting as operational line manager for Band 5 RNs, Band 4 APs and Band 3 HCAs
• Supervise and appraise team members through annual appraisals, mid-year reviews, clinical supervision and peer review
• Triage within the locality hub, prioritise visits, identify risk and escape as required
• Monitor medication regimes, assess their effects and advise patients on safe storage and disposal of drugs
• Act as named nurse for designated GP practices and attend GSF and MDT meetings
• Teach, mentor and formally assess pre-registration students
• Provide health education to patients and carers
• Take part in strategic planning, service development, clinical audit and service improvement
• Manage equipment, dressings and stock, including ordering, infection control and equipment loaned to patients
• Keep accurate paper and electronic patient records and work with GPs, social services, hospital teams, borough council staff and the voluntary sector

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant healthcare, or working towards one
• Evidence of continuing professional development since registration, and relevant specialist courses
• Clinical assessor and supervisor qualification

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a first-level Registered Nurse

Experience

• Broad range of clinical skills relevant to district nursing, including full assessment of patients with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
• Mentoring, teaching or assessing experience
• Evidence of service improvement or implementing local change
• Understanding of health care policy and its impact on district nursing

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and IT skills (Word, email)
• Leadership, prioritisation and ability to delegate and organise workload without direct supervision
• Ability to work across a seven-day week and under pressure
• Knowledge of health and safety, risk management and clinical audit
• Dexterity for clinical procedures such as suture removal, venepuncture and IV therapy

Checks & eligibility

• Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day, to travel across the locality and Surrey
• Right to work in the UK (no UKVI sponsorship offered)

Nice to have

• Educated to degree or master's level
• Physical assessment module
• Nurse prescriber (V100)
• Experience of staff management and appraisal
• Willingness to develop an area of specialist nursing
• Specialist knowledge of the role

What’s offered

• NHS pay and pensions
• 5% Fringe High-Cost Allowance
• Access to apprenticeships, literacy and numeracy courses and the Nursing Associate programme
• Management and leadership courses and programmes
• Clinical lead support for personal development
• Flexible working culture