Senior District Nurse Specialist – Autonomous Practice

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Study bursaries

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Job summary

The District Nurse (Specialist Practitioner) role with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde requires a live NMC UK pin and specialist district nursing qualifications to lead the district nursing team in a 24/7 community service. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex nursing care for adults at home, coordinating with GPs and social care.

The post holder will supervise staff, allocate resources and drive autonomous clinical decision-making, while delivering high-quality, person-centred

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC
• SPQ Advancing Practice in District Nursing (level 11 – Masters Level)
• V300 Independent Prescribing & Advanced Clinical Assessment
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management competencies
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• IT skills- word processing/email/internet
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• The post holder will provide an accessible, appropriate, high quality, culturally sensitive and effective nursing service to all age groups in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies.
• The post holder will function as an independent autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to support and enable the district nursing team to provide a quality nursing service.
• The post holder will be a registered nurse with specialist district nursing qualification who supports in delivering care to patients within the caseload in Out of Hours period.
• The post holder will be responsible for providing skilled nursing interventions for patients within the caseload.
• The post holder will coordinate workload and delegate work to other staff, and provide support to other members of district nursing team.
• The District Nursing service operates an open access policy that is available 365-days a year. The service does not operate a waiting list; however, care needs are prioritised to be able to respond to both planned and unplanned care.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Communication

Teamwork

Autonomous practice

Education

SPQ Advancing Practice in District Nursing (level 11 – Masters Level)

V300 Independent Prescribing & Advanced Clinical Assessment

NMC Registration

Job description

The District Nurse (Specialist Practitioner) role with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde requires a live NMC UK pin and specialist district nursing qualifications to lead the district nursing team in a 24/7 community service. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex nursing care for adults at home, coordinating with GPs and social care.

The post holder will supervise staff, allocate resources and drive autonomous clinical decision-making, while delivering high-quality, person-centred