Job summary
- Main area
- District Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-6450774
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harpenden Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Harpenden
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
District Nurse - B6
NHS AfC: Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a B6 Deputy Team Lead to join our Community Adult Planned Care team based in Harpenden Memorial Hospital. The team consists of Community Nurses, District Nurses, Community Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Health Care Assistants.
The Community Nursing team covers 8am-8pm, 7 days a week. Our aim is to be the best we can, offering safe, patient-centred and evidence based care to those accessing our service. As a Deputy Team Lead you will lead a small team of staff and will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients, ensuring that a high standard of care is delivered.
You will have regular input from the Professional Development Nurses and your Team Leader to support you in gaining your competencies on the Community Nursing Pathway. As a service we offer a range of different opportunities to develop your skills. Once you have completed the Community Nursing Pathway we can support you to apply for the Deputy Team Leader pathway.
Main duties of the job
To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
To be responsible for the team’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8pm-8am
To be responsible for the team’s maintenance of patient and other records
To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
- Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
- Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice
- Evidence of personal development
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Desirable criteria
- First Level Degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
- Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced Nurse
- Management of a team
- Management of change within a complex environment
- Experience of teaching others
- Proven leadership ability
- Proven clinical skill
- Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
Analytical Skills
Essential criteria
- Management of change
- Proven leadership ability
- Knowledge of negotiation skills
- Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary Health Care
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Experience of teaching others
- Knowledge of research processes
Diversity
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of resource management
- Knowledge and understanding of Adult protection issues
- Understanding of working within a competency framework
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Use of syringe drivers for the administration of medicines or will undergo training
- Be able to administer IV therapy in a community setting or will undergo training.
- Strong organisational, time-management skills
- Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables.
- IT skills, knowledge of word processing, and Internet
- Presentation skills
Physical Effort
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out the duties of the post including using stairs
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Be able to use moving and handling equipment
Mental Effort
Essential criteria
- Strong organisational, time-management skills
- Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables
- To be able to prioritise own work and team’s work on a day to day basis.
- To be able to deal with situations which may lead to adjustments within teams’ workload
- Produce data for reports as required
Emotional Effort
Essential criteria
- Support team with difficult situations
- Defuse situations within the team dynamics
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Fraser
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02081026244
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