Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?
Site: The Forum Town Hemel Hempstead
Salary: PA pro rata including Fringe High Cost Area Allowance
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
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!
We are a dynamic and forward thinking team looking for a band 6 nurse to join our established team as a Deputy Team Lead.
A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated registered nurse to lead one of our neighbourhood teams under the direction and leadership of the Deputy Locality Manager.
Your role would be varied and interesting carrying the responsibility for a patient caseload which involves the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based care to patients in their home environment. Previous community experience is essential.
The successful applicant must be someone with a strong commitment to working as part of a team, be approachable, a good communicator, have the ability to work autonomously and be receptive to change.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in West Herts. We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people’s homes, and to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, 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 (only available for Band 5 and up)
* Flexible working options
* Training, support and development in your career
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person specification
Education/Qualification
* Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
* Mentor/Preceptor/998 or equivalent
* Specialist Nursing Practice (District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
* Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
* Evidence of personal development
* Independent Prescriber Experience
* Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
* Course of Top to Toe examination/diagnosis Experience
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience at band 5 Community Nurse level
* Management of a team
* Management of change within a complex environment
* Experience of teaching others
* Proven clinical skill at Senior Community Nursing level
* Experience of participating in investigation/management of complaints
* Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
* Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
* Knowledge of Evidence based practice
* Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Other
* 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)
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
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
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your applications on time to avoid disappointment.
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