Deputy Community Nurse Team Lead - Arbennek Probus
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated nurse with experience in Community Nursing to be a Team Leader within the Arbennek Community Nursing Team.
The post holder will work with the team to ensure the provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high-quality, safe, evidence-based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. Our patients are at the center of all that we do, so we are looking for nurses who are calm, caring, compassionate clinicians with an interest in delivering the highest quality care and supporting our patients to lead full and independent lives while promoting self-management of their health conditions.
This will be an exciting and evolving job role within the Primary Care Network, exploring new multi-disciplinary ways of integrated working. Therefore, flexibility and a willingness to explore new exciting ways of working is a must.
Main Duties of the Job
As an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. They will manage a clinical caseload within a community nursing team with guidance from the Community Nurse Team Leads, Community Matrons, and Integrated Care Team Leads. This includes physical examination and detailed history taking, diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions, and treatment planning.
The post holder will focus on safe, effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from hospitals and other care settings. Implementing personalized care plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management is essential.
The post holder will work in partnership with patients and carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to offer support and advice and promote informed choice, maximizing independence and optimizing quality of life. This post holder will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team.
About Us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organization, and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Job Responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role, please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Relevant Experience
* Current professional registration - NMC
* Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs
* Postgraduate specialist training to degree level in a relevant subject area
Skills and Aptitude
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Strong commitment to teaching and learning
Knowledge and Abilities
* Knowledge and application of workforce planning, supervision, and appraisals
* Strong team player able to motivate and engage positively with colleagues
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.
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