An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic professional to join the Wideopen Community District Nursing Teams, to provide leadership and have accountability for the day-to-day management of the Nursing Team working with a Deputy Team Lead. The post requires a high level of clinical expertise developed through experience in practice. You will have oversight of the caseload and will apply your knowledge and skills in the management and delivery of complex patient care. We are dedicated to supporting continuing professional development and provide excellent leadership through mentorship, coaching, and education for all grades of staff, to provide high-quality patient care in line with Northumbria Healthcare Trust's Vision.
As a team lead, the post holder will establish and maintain robust communication networks with patients, carers, team members, GPs, and other professionals and agencies. You will act as a role model for the Community Nursing service, our patients, and families, exercising accountability for patient care in line with the NMC code of professional conduct.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly specialist clinical care to their own caseload and service within their specialty area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate patient-centred programmes of care, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards, and guidance at all times, ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices, responding to emerging knowledge and techniques, and working with other services where appropriate to make improvements.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High-quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
For further details/informal visits contact: Name: Leigh McCabe
Job title: Clinical Neighbourhood Matron
Email address: leigh.mccabe@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07496645688
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