NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for District Nurses to join our Integrated Teams in Barking and Dagenham.
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. These are the 5P's:
* Putting people first
* Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
* Being professional and honest
* Promoting what is possible - independence, opportunity and choice
The successful candidate 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 will 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.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse (RN)
* Nurse/Prescriber/Non-Medical Prescriber
* Evidence of professional updating
* Relevant post-registration course and experience e.g. Palliative Care, Diabetes and Tissue Viability
Experience
* 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year plus HCAS per annum
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