District Nurse Newmarket INT

Job overview

The Newmarket Integrated Neighbourhood Team  is looking for a part time  District Nurse  within the INT , to work alongside our established team of one other District Nurse & several Community Nurses, OT’s and Physiotherapists with support staff.

When you join our team, you will be at the front line of healthcare, delivering medical care to the patients on our caseloads in their own homes, with excellent support from an Integrated Community Team which includes Adult Social Services staff.

This post requires a specialised District Nursing degree, following your Adult Nursing qualification. NHS work experience is essential & Community Nursing experience desirable.

This rewarding job helps maintain a patient’s independence and freedom, whilst still being able to access exemplary medical care.

We attend the housebound patients of the GP Practices in Newmarket – some over the borders into Norfolk & Cambridgeshire. We also care for virtual ward patients under the care of the West Suffolk NHS Trust acute hospital, who reside at home for their care and treatment.

You will join a small, friendly, and well–led integrated community healthcare team, where we work closely with the MDT (Social Workers, GP’s and Allied Health Professionals)

Main duties of the job

• To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality. To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
• To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practise to asses, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.
• To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.
• To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers and colleagues.
• To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.
• To monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.

Interviews to be held at the Newmarket INT, Newmarket Hospital office.

If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Pippa Sharp, Team Manager, for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.

Pippa Sharp – 07974854876

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job summary:

• To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in a given To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
• To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.
• To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.
• To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers.
• To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional
• To monitor the quality-of-care provision and identify and promote areas for service
• To build strong relationships with partner organisations, particularly for patients receiving shared care to ensure an effective flow of patient information to ensure high quality care.