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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job overview
Are you a District Nurse with the Specialist Practice Qualification (SPQ) looking for the opportunity to develop your career in an organisation rated outstanding by the CQC?
Do you want to be part of an innovative team that is remodelling its adult community nursing services to ensure we are driven and focused on achieving clinical excellence in line with the national community direction?
We have an exciting and interesting opportunity for ambitious and enthusiastic Senior District Nursing Practitioners to join our Out of Hospital Division.
We are looking for a District Nurse who holds the District Nurse SPQ, along with the Non-Medical Prescribing qualification to clinically lead our Warwick and Kenilworth Place Based Team collaboratively working within and across professional and organisational boundaries.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to be a Registered Nurse with substantial community experience of managing patients with complex needs and holding advanced clinical assessment skills. The post requires the completion of the DNSPQ and independent prescriber qualification.
The Senior District Nurse is responsible for the assessment and management of the complex health needs of an identified population and for the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will be a registered nurse and hold the DNSPQ qualification. They will be providing clinical leadership for all patients within the community nursing caseload through proactive management. They will focus on ways to achieve and demonstrate overall improvements in health care. They will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to establish a whole systems approach to the management of patients accessing healthcare in the area.
The Senior District Nurse will support their peers and be an effective team member. Whilst working on their own initiative, they will be responsible for ensuring that all members of the nursing team are providing the highest standard of evidenced based clinical care. They will clinically supervise and be responsible for the development and competencies of all staff within their team. To include performance development reviews, clinical supervision and recruitment and selection.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse
* PGDip District Nursing
* Independent non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)
* Coaching Skills
Experience
Essential criteria
* Participated in Quality improvement initiatives
* Significant post registration experience as a senior nurse in a community nursing team
* Experience of leadership and leading change or project implementation
* Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and developing complex care plans
Skills
Essential criteria
* Caseload Management
* Highly developed clinical expertise and knowledge in all aspects of community nursing care
* Highly specialist assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation skills appropriate to clinical area
* Proficient across a wide range of clinical and IT systems
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Displays trust values at all times
* Excellent written and oral communication skills including ability to deal with challenging and sensitive situations
* Proven ability to work on own and in partnership with other care providers
* Self Motivated and Self Disciplined
* Ability to deal with emotionally challenging clinical situations
* Commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice
* Proven sensitivity to the needs of patient, relatives carers and other care providers
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
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