District Nurse Caseload Holder

Job overview

Base: Pyle Life Centre Bridgend

An excellent opportunity is offered for an experienced Community Nurse who holds or is working towards their SPQ in District Nursing to apply for the post of Band 6 District Nurse Caseload holder post.

The successful applicant will hold responsibility for the care and management of a defined clinical caseload of patients within a very busy District Nursing Team within an Integrated Community Network Team.

There are multiple demands in this exciting role due to the challenging nature of providing care for patients outside of the hospital environment.

The post holder will however find themselves well supported by an inter- disciplinary team , which includes: social work; occupational therapy; physiotherapy; speech and language therapy; dietetics and pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing support to the Team Leader in the day to day management of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency packages of scheduled and unscheduled care for patients with multiple, complex and palliative care needs.

Assisting the Team Leader in the requirements of the nursing team by utilising effective management and leadership skills.

Responsible for the delegation of clinical nursing activities to appropriately skilled team members, ensuring that an efficient and effective service is delivered to the practice population.

Responsible for prioritising delegated home visits according to the patients’ clinical need and geographical location.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.