Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a Deputy Community Team Lead to our Community Nurse Specialist team. The role is based within Yeovil and covers the South Somerset area.
You will undertake the holistic assessment, planning and delivery of specialist palliative and supportive care for patients, with advanced, progressive life limiting disease.
You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £46,468 per annum plus 30% Unsocial Hours Enhancement on Saturdays and 60% on Sunday & bank holidays
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the countywide community team lead, your day to day work will include:
1. Managing aspects of the service, including clinical assessments, triaging, care planning, clinical supervision,mentoring, and assessing workload/service activity.
2. Assessing the needs of the patients and families on caseloads and co-ordinating appropriately.
3. Acting as a role model, leading and engaging the team through change and development
4. Assessing patient needs, identifying their goals and working with the patient and family towards achieving them.
5. Making referrals to the multi-disciplinary team and work collaboratively with a wide range of community-based services.
This role requires working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis; therefore, flexibility and teamwork are crucial in providing this service.
About us
Be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference, we could be a perfect match.
Holiday entitlement
6. 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
7. Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
8. Ability to buy and sell annual leave
Pension scheme
9. NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
10. Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution.
Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
11. Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
12. Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations as well as Expert Case Management
13. Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
14. Counselling and support
15. Legal, financial, and medical information and advice
And more
16. Life assurance cover
17. Health Cash Plans
18. Blue Light Card
19. Enhanced parental leave*
20. Learning and development opportunities
21. Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
22. Volunteering and fundraising opportunities
*Eligibility criteria applies
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Deputy Lead Nurse Community Services willfulfil the role specification of the Community Clinical Nurse Specialist inPalliative Care and undertake the additional leadership responsibilities asoutlined below.
This role is primarily office based undertaking communityvisits where necessary.
Core to this post is the ability to role model andensure our core competencies are reflected throughout the team. As Deputy LeadNurse you will be required to provide a positive approach to change managementand demonstrate resilience in leadership. You will also be required to play anactive part in the delivery of the Clinical Strategy and hold insight andcreativity as additional skills.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS),withinthe community team, is a specialist practitioner with extensive knowledge,skills and competency to manage a caseload of patients with advanced,progressive life limiting disease.
The CNS will undertake the holistic assessment,planning and delivery of a consistently high standard of specialist palliativeand supportive care in accordance with the hospice policy, procedures andstandards.
The CNS will establish effective working relationships with widermulti-disciplinary teams and act as a resource for professionals and non-professionals involved in palliative care within the community.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
23. Registered Nurse RN1
24. Degree level or equivalent study in related subject, such as acute oncology, palliative care, chronic conditions management (or willing to work towards)
25. Post registration qualification or experience in palliative care/oncology or related subject
26. Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
27. Evidence of leading a team at a senior level
Desirable
28. Non-medical prescribing qualification
29. Clinical Examination Skills for Advanced Practice
30. Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
31. Management qualification
Self Awareness
Essential
32. Calm and objective
33. Assertive, confident yet approachable
34. Personally and professional mature
35. Recognises own limitations
36. Ability to lead and influence change
Desirable
37. N/A
Working with others
Essential
38. Recent leadership and management experience.
39. Experience of multi-professional working
Desirable
40. N/A
Outcome and Results
Essential
41. Relevant post-registration experience in cancer, palliative care or relevant speciality
42. In-depth specialist experience in care of patients with complex needs.
43. Computer literate, able to use word documents, database and e-mail communication
Desirable
44. Experience of mentorship and teaching.
45. Experience of community nursing.
46. Understanding and commitment to audit and research
47. Excellent presentation and report writing skills
48. Knowledge of End-of-Life Care tools and their application in practice
Leading in your area
Essential
49. Able to prioritise and manage caseload effectively
50. Ability to meet deadlines
51. Ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision, managing time, work commitments and priorities
52. Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing or conflicting priorities
53. Competence in the assessment and management of complex symptom control presentation
Desirable
54. N/A
Other Requirements
Essential
55. Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role
56. Flexible approach to working hours
Desirable
57. N/A