The post holder will deputise in the Team Leader's absence and will ensure the provision of cost-effective, efficient, and appropriate high-quality patient care within their Nursing Team. They are responsible for ensuring the quality of the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care needs and quality assurance within that team.
The Deputy District/Community Nurse Team Leader will lead a nursing team within an identifiable geographical area. They will support the professional and clinical development of team members, promote evidence-based practice, and act as an accountable role model.
They will ensure that together with their team members they act in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and other relevant policies.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main Duties of the Job
The Monmouth District Nursing Team is part of the Monmouth Integrated Health and Social Care Team and carry out the Rapid/CRT work within their roles as Community/District Nurses.
Within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, our Clinical Futures Strategy sets out how we are moving to delivering care closer to home. Primary and Community Services are at the heart of the model and central to developing a new relationship with patients, investing and strengthening community and social care services to support and treat patients in their homes and communities providing quality outcomes.
We are looking for an inspiring nurse who is an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to work within the District Nursing service to deliver a broad range of clinical interventions and share their expertise. The individual will be required to undertake managerial responsibilities as well as delivering teaching to less experienced staff. They will lead a small team of community nurses within the Monmouth District Nursing service alongside another Deputy Team Leader and Chronic Condition nurse under the overall leadership of the Monmouth District Nurse Team Leader and they will have a designated geographical area.
You will have the Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification or be already on the course with significant experience in community nursing.
About Us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career. The Health Board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
* To assess, develop and implement nursing care programmes and specialist nursing care programmes with patients.
* To be aware of and demonstrate best practice based on current advances in nursing.
* To support an environment that enables the nursing team to challenge all aspects of patient care and is patient-focused.
* To provide expert clinical advice and support to team members.
* To monitor the work of their nursing team in their delivery of patient care.
* To support the evaluation of the effectiveness of nursing care within their team.
* To undertake, participate and assist in the coordination of audit activity.
* To support the continuing maintenance of high standards of patient care.
* To ensure the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient [and significant others] are met.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Ability to work autonomously/flexible to meet needs of the service.
Knowledge
Essential
* Audit/Quality assurance/risk management.
Managerial Experience/Caseload
Essential
* Able to provide day-to-day and operational management for the team.
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Able to provide expert clinical advice/teaching.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Monmouth Community
Monnow Vale
Monmouth
NP25 5BL
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