University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
We are very excited to be looking at appointing a District Nurse Band 7 Team Leader to the work predominately in the Kendal District Nursing Team as part of the Integrated Community Care Group.
You will have direct and non-face to face contact with patients, their family and carers at each visit or as the need arises to undertake full holistic assessments of health and social needs to co-ordinate and deliver treatment/education/advice and support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work as an integral part of the Community Nursing Team; flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the patients and will hold 24 hour responsibility for the team caseload. Whilst working with other health care professionals the post holder will develop the ethos of integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.
As the District Nursing Team Lead you will work closely with the locality senior management team to develop an effective and highly performing team.
You will liaise closely with other service providers from both statutory and voluntary agencies on a frequent basis to gather information, advise on additional care needs to ensure appropriate plans are in place.
Other key relationships include GPs, hospital staff, care staff, community pharmacists. Such relationships require effective interpersonal skills and communication in identifying the needs accurately, using knowledge and experience in problem solving and identifying solutions to ensure services are co-ordinated and delivered in timely manner appropriate to the patient needs.You will be responsible for managing a small caseload of highly complex patients and working with the staff within your team to ensure high quality assessment and treatment for all.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
* Registered Nurse
* Significant recent community experience
* Evidence of relevant post graduate education in related areas - which may be varied, e.g. frailty, falls, long term condition management ,neurological, rehabilitation, oncology.
* Community specialist practitioner course
* Previous management courses
Community Specialist Practitioner
* Previous experience of senior position band 6 within DN team
Experience
* oPost graduate experience including community and acute settings
* oHighly advanced levels of assessment and goal planning skills in elderly rehabilitation, frailty, falls, long term condition management and orthopaedic conditions.
* oEvidence of being able to practice and manage complex patients and able to evaluate effectiveness of own practice.
* oAwareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy and of applicable guidelines, frameworks, protocols oUnderstanding of adult protection issues.
* oGood working knowledge of the Clinical Governance agenda. oKnowledge of other service providers.
* oExperience of audit
* Ability to travel across the Bay independent of public transport
* oPrevious senior position in related field
* oTeaching and communication skills.
* oExperience of working within an inter- disciplinary service.
* oResearch and Development experience
Skills, ability and knowledge
* oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* oAbility to handle difficult emotional situations.
* oAbility to work as part of a team oAbility to work independently.
* oExcellent organisational skills, including time management, negotiating and decision making skills.
* oAbility to organise workload of self and others. oIT skills.
* oAbility to provide professional/clinical leadership at postgraduate level.
Personal Qualities
* oAbility to travel across the Bay independent of public transport
* oPersonal Leadership qualities to listen, inspire, motivate and support.
* oOrganised
* oFlexible
* oReliable
* oFriendly and approachable
* oTake an active part in training for personal and professional development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPer Annum, Pro rata
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