District Nurses
Integrated Neighbourhood Teams including Bury Rural, Bury Town, Sudbury
Full Time 37.5 hours per week or Part time, Permanent
The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are looking for newly qualified or experienced District Nurses to lead a team of Community Nurses. The teams work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social workers, and support staff across 6 localities in Bury Town, Bury Rural, Haverhill, Sudbury, Mildenhall & Brandon, and Newmarket. Please make it clear in your application which team(s), hours, and locality/localities you are interested in working in.
This post requires a specialised District Nursing degree, following your Adult Nursing qualification. NHS work experience is essential & Community Nursing experience desirable.
This rewarding job helps maintain a patient's independence and freedom, whilst still being able to access exemplary medical care.
You will be supported with a comprehensive induction and training, as needed, to help you settle in, with the time & opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload, along with development opportunities.
Interviews will be held at West Suffolk House on 17th January 2024.
If you have the necessary skills, experience, and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact us for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.
Main duties of the job
* Manage a caseload of complex patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.
* Assess, develop, and implement individualised and specialist nursing care programmes.
* Evaluate treatment interventions for the caseload and modify healthcare plans. Encourage the patient towards self-care and independence, using a health coaching approach and provide training, education, and advice.
* Work in partnership with other services and the patient and their family/carer to prevent inappropriate admission to acute hospital settings.
* Support discharges into the community.
* Effectively manage and oversee the triage of all referrals.
* Ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet the agreed National, Professional, and Local standards.
* Be responsible for the coordination of the day-to-day planning and delivery of District Nursing services within the team, prioritising clinical needs and delegating where needed.
* Be responsible with other senior colleagues to provide the needs of the patient/client group, planning and delivering services.
* Ensure nursing capacity is reported using the escalation process.
* Undertake independent prescribing for own caseload within the limits of the postholder's competence and the requirements of the nurse practitioner role.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat, and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality, providing specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
* To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
* To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate, and provide clinical treatments.
* To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers and colleagues.
* To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.
* To monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
* Registered Nurse Level 1
* District Nurse Qualification
* Non-medical prescribing qualification
* Preparation for Mentorship qualification
* NMC Registration
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Teaching, learning and assessing qualification
Desirable
* District Nurse qualification at Masters Level
* Specific Leadership qualification
* Tissue viability or leg ulcer management training
* V300 non-medical prescribing qualification
* Teaching, learning and assessing, Level 7 or PGCE
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of leading a DN team
* Management of complex patients
* Advanced clinical assessment skills
* Experience of working autonomously
* Awareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patients with long-term conditions, Nursing & Integration
* Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously
Desirable
* Management of a community team
* Experience of interview and recruitment skills
* Understanding and knowledge of the Health and Social Care Act
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage people
* Ability to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
* Working in integrated team and style
* Provide and role model high standards of care
* Excellent communication skills
* Health Coaching skills or willingness to undertake
Desirable
* Cannulation/IV therapy administration
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Role model positive behaviours
* Demonstrate the Trust values
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stanton Health Centre
12 The Chase
Bury St Edmunds
IP31 2XA
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