Main area: Growing the Friarage & Community Services
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 328-FCS-6506298-H
Site: Mowbray House Surgery
Town: Northallerton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
Band 6 Community Sister: within Hambleton and Richmondshire District Nursing.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse with the Specialist Practitioner in District Nursing qualification to apply for a Community Sister post aligned to Hambleton North Primary Care Network (PCN) based at Mowbray House Surgery in Northallerton.
The post holder will have responsibility for leading and managing a community nursing team where you will be valued and supported within a multi-professional environment.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to meet the changing needs of the service, which may include working across the Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hambleton and Richmondshire areas.
Successful applicant must have:
* Completed the specialist practitioner qualification in District Nursing (BSc or PGDip);
* Access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to provide exceptional clinical care, innovative practice, and support to the Clinical Lead to our ever-developing teams. This role will provide the opportunity to work closely with GP practices and other partners, in supporting patients with highly complex and often high acuity needs to prevent unnecessary hospital admission. This role requires an experienced clinician with excellent leadership, team working, and communication skills, proven experience in the management of patients within the community setting, and be expected to lead by example in delivering effective evidence-based care to a defined demographic population with diverse health care and social needs.
The successful candidate needs to be prepared to adapt to the changing needs of the Trust and the community models of care as they arise.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* To hold a Diploma or Degree awarded by a professional body
* Registered as fit to practice by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
* Evidence of Post Graduate clinical training/ development
* To have completed the specialist practitioner qualification in District Nursing (BSc or PGDip)
* Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to degree equivalent level.
* Physical assessment and disease management skills course (level 6)
* To be an independent non-medical prescriber
Knowledge & Skills
* Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
* Demonstrates an ability to motivate staff by providing a positive role model
* Able to assume additional managerial responsibility and prioritise this accordingly
* Able to respond and adapt appropriately to changing needs of the service
* Participate in regular clinical supervision
* Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management
Experience
* Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skills relevant to role.
* To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to others
* Able to evidence team leadership experience
* Demonstrates an ability to prioritise and co-ordinate the workload of the team to ensure fairness and equality
* Evidence of post graduate training/ experience in leadership
* Experience of Change Management
* Demonstrates evidence of teaching skills to a range of professionals
Personal Attributes
* Evidence of a flexible approach
* Willingness to be challenged
* Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
* Participates in regular clinical supervision
* Able to use problem-solving skills
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr