District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse

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Full time
Location: Walthamstow
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Job offered by: Transformation Unit
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Employer NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Employer type: NHS Site: ICT Central, Jane Atkinson Health and Well-Being Centre Town: Walthamstow Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata (plus HCAS) Salary period: Yearly Closing: 24/01/2025 23:59 District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse

Band 6

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. The successful candidates will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day to day work. The successful candidates will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. The successful candidates will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students and have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies. Main duties of the job

The post holders will lead and manage a Community Nursing Team, geographically aligned to GP practices and be responsible for the management of a caseload ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the community. They will work as part of the integrated primary/community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies, they will deliver individualised care to patients. The district nurse works without direct supervision and provides leadership to the community nursing team. Person specification

Qualifications

Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse/Prescriber/Non-Medical Prescriber Evidence of professional up-dating Relevant post registration course and experience e.g. Palliative Care, Diabetes and Tissue Viability Experience

Has experience of team working that will assist the individual to manage an effective team Interagency and collaborative working Evidence of teaching and assessing individuals Providing complex packages of care 3 years post registration experience Ability to manage staff conflict and difficult situations Experience of ensuring practice is based on sound evidence and clinical audit Knowledge

An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities Awareness of the content and application in practice of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct A good range of clinical skills, including assessment Understand the importance of chronic disease management and rehabilitation in the community Skills

Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise and work in a self-directed way We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

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