Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, competent and passionate team leader to join our District Nursing Teams within the Community Division for patients across Sefton Place.
Mersey Care is a well-established organisation driving forward an exciting transformational programme incorporating a visionary integrated health care model. The organisation has embraced a "Just and Learning Culture" and is a huge advocate for its principles and values.
The District Nursing Service currently operates an 8am-8pm working model. There is an expectation for the candidates to work within these working hours, including a variety of shifts across 7 days a week to support the needs of the service.
Key Responsibilities
1. Operationally manage and lead a District Nursing Team whilst being accountable for the performance, quality, and clinical effectiveness of the team.
2. Support your team to understand and own their quality, recognise, and respond to patient safety concerns, whilst identifying, assessing, and managing risk.
3. Provide direct patient care when necessary, acting as an expert practitioner and a role model to the whole team whilst actively supporting integration.
4. Work closely with the Integrated Community Nursing Senior Leadership Team to develop an effective and highly performing team, driving service improvements that meet patient needs.
5. Responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Professional/Ethical Practice
1. Ensure that the community nurses within the team practice within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to The Code and local Trust Policies and Procedures.
2. Maintain confidentiality, while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy of the patient and family/carers.
3. Act as an advocate for individuals and groups.
Patient Care Delivery/Communication
1. Develop, maintain, and identify problems with effective locality communication networks with other health professionals.
2. Manage a caseload of patients with a broad range of complex and specialist needs.
3. Accurately and timely record all care given to the patients and report any changes in the patient's condition.
Care/Caseload Management
1. Coordinate in monitoring the care of patients with long term conditions, disease management and supporting clinical staff ensuring continuity and continuing care.
2. Responsible for the development of an annual caseload profile to identify health needs and necessary resources.
3. Ensure that all Human Resources policies are adhered to including the recruitment and employment of staff.
Personal/Professional Development
1. Participate in the setting of personal objectives with the Operational Lead.
2. Maintain and continually update professional knowledge and skills.
3. Undertake yearly appraisals with team members, identifying their training, educational and development needs.
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email [email protected] to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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