Job summary
- Main area
- District Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-CFSMc003
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hastings District Nursing
- Town
- Hastings
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
District Nursing Clinical Lead - Hastings
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Recently the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job overview
- Are you a District Nurse with the Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) looking for the opportunity to develop your career?
- Do you want to be part of an innovative team that is remodelling its adult community nursing services to ensure they are fit for the future?
If you are, an exciting and interesting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and enthusiastic Clinical Lead Nurse to join our District Nursing Service.
We are looking for District Nurse who hold a Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification and have significant Community Nursing experience to clinically lead a Primary Care Network (PCN) aligned Locality team. The post holder will need to demonstrate a comprehensive specialist knowledge base and promote excellence in nursing practice in a dynamic healthcare environment.
They will be responsible for the development and delivery of a 7 day consistently high quality, safe and sustainable, cost efficient service operating 08:00 till 18:00
Main duties of the job
- Assessing new patients for nursing interventions in their own homes, creating and evaluating care plans.
- Undertaking skilled nursing interventions for a devolved caseload with support of the District Nurse and Clinical Leads.
- Assisting patients and carers in achieving optimal independence using best practice and following national and Trust policies and guidelines.
It can be quite a challenging role at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important.
If you are flexible and have the aspiration, capability, and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals. Each and every employee is valued and supported within the team, as everyone has an important role to play in our success. It is only with the dedication, passion and hard work from everyone in the team that excellent patient care can be achieved.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/RN (Adults) on NMC Register
- Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nurse)
- Non-Medical Prescriber V300 ( or commitment to undertake)
- Advanced Physical Assessment Module ( or commitment to undertake within 12 months of coming into post)
- Teaching and assessing qualification aligned to NMC requirements
- Leadership/Management Training ( or commitment to undertake)
- IOSH (or commitment to undertake)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further study at Masters level
- Trained to interpret microbiology and pathology results
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive SPQ community nursing experience
- Evidence of up to date knowledge and skills
- Teaching in a clinical setting
- Significant experience of team leadership and organisational skills at a senior level
- Experience of caseload management
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Long term condition management
- Experience of managing change and developing teams
- Motivational Interviewing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nigel Bayley
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07776 495304
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