Work in partnership with the patient to achieve optimum levels of self-care. Demonstrate, teach and supervise the nursing care that families can undertake safely, advising as necessary. Documenting on the care plan accordingly. Advise the family on prevention of illness and accidents. Foster and support a self-management approach to care where appropriate. Organise patient care with other Health Care Professionals, Statutory and/or Voluntary Agencies co-ordinating these through case conferences. Work closely with partners in identifying health needs of the practice population, and develop services in response to those needs. Attend relevant education and training programmes to maintain personal/professional development and meet NMC requirements. Undertake the role of preceptorship/mentorship as required. Engage in Nurse Prescribing following V100/V300 qualification and NMC registration and ensure safe prescribing practice within professional and Trust guidelines/policies. Lead the team in the development of the skills necessary to deliver the core Community Services. Participate in team, Locality and Trust initiatives as required with specific focus on the Nursing Strategy and other relevant modernisation agenda. Reflect on practice regularly and plan personal/professional development in order to achieve growth and development. Access Clinical Supervision to enhance reflective practice. Undertakes risk management in a variety of unpredictable and unavoidable working conditions. For example may involve taking appropriate precautions when dealing with chemotherapy drugs, bodily fluids, threatening patients and unhygienic conditions which may constitute a health risk. Ensure that Service Aids and Equipment are used in accordance with manufacturers guidance and to notify all known hazards to appropriate personnel. The post holder will ensure that in their absence team members are aware of the nominated District Nurse who will support the caseload and the team. The post holder will delegate responsibility to the appropriate community nurse within the team to undertake and manage the workload of the teams and any Trust objectives. Provide relevant support to other Community Teams in the absence of the senior staff members. Report on all incidents and untoward occurrences and implement recommendations. Manage informal complaints and implement the recommendations following formal complaints. Meet with team members daily to plan, delegate and evaluate patient care and to review and adjust allocation of work accordingly. Arrange in conjunction with the Team Leader, Induction Programmes for new members of staff. Attend relevant meetings to support the team and locality. Meet with team members on a regular basis to disseminate Trust information. Ensure statistical returns for the whole team are completed within agreed times scale by self and team members. Be responsible for the development of the team through individual staff professional/personal development reviews, supervision and team meetings. Implement appropriate operational frameworks and objectives as agreed by the team and locality or the professional forum.