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Job overview
The aim of Adult Community Services is to provide a first-class healthcare service across the in-patient and community services. We provide services to a broad multicultural community throughout Hackney and the City. We have an excellent training, development and support mechanism in place to enable our staff to meet the high standards of healthcare that the residents of Hackney and the City expect and deserve.
We have Deputy District Nurse Team Leaders vacancy within the Adult Community Services Department to provide nursing care to allocated patients within their homes.
There are 2 roles. One is based at John Scott Health Centre, the other one based at Fountayne Rd Health Centre.
***Candidates who have applied in the last three months are not eligible to apply again***
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care needs and the delivery of high quality and up to date care to allocated patients in their own homes and/or a variety of settings.
The post holder will work within a team for a defined number of patients, and will work under the supervision of the Clinical Operations Manager. You will be responsible and accountable for the management of a Caseload in the absence of the Clinical Operations Manager/ District Nurse. You will also work closely with the aligned GP’s to your team and will be both the advocate and the key chain of communication for their care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience within the community
- Experience of undertaking first contact/assessments in the community
Desirable
- Experience in line management
Trust Value
Essential
- Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage junior staff members, delegating appropriately, and to manage workload effectively
- Ability to meet deadlines as required.
- Able to work unsupervised in the community setting.
- Able to work using your own initiative
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in a wide range of settings
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (NMC Registered)
- Physical Assessment Course
- Mentorship and Preceptorship training
- Specialist Practitioner District Nursing Qualification
Desirable
- Management training
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