Lead Specialist Practitioner (Community Nursing)

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Community Nursing Team as a Lead Specialist Practitioner based in Burton on Trent.

We are looking for a highly skilled clinician who is a NMC Registered Adult Nurse and holds the Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) and is willing to work within the Community Nursing Service Delivery Model to develop the role further.

You will provide strong clinical leadership and support safe and effective care for service users and will work closely with the Operational Team and other senior nurses in the team to share responsibility for organising the day-to-day running of the caseload, managing emerging risks, supporting effective reporting and governance and agreeing service transformation priorities

They will provide enhanced holistic nursing care to housebound service users utilising enhanced assessment skills; decision making; prescribing and freedom to act as a Specialist Practitioner.

You will need to be highly motivated and enthusiastic, have excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills and an ability to challenge practice as needed as well as providing support staff development in the service by providing mentorship and supervision to pre and post registered nurses.

This is a full-time post, but we will also consider requests for part time.

Main duties of the job

You will utilise your enhanced assessment skills to support decision-making and be competent and confident across areas of practice that include but are not limited to wound care, end of life care, prescribing, diabetes management, and medication administration.

As part of this role, you will be expected to:

• Demonstrate competence in core community nursing clinical skills and a willingness to learn and share knowledge
• Foster good relationships with both internal and external partners, along with other members of the MDT.
• Provide oversight of the running of the District/Community Nursing caseload and development of staff within the team, working alongside the Operational Lead/Manager and Education Lead.
• Be a senior member of the community nursing team they will share clinical knowledge, expertise and advice and provide mentorship and supervision to pre and post-registration nurses in the community nursing team.
• Work closely with other MPFT services and external partners to support the development and delivery of effective care pathways. Supporting the delivery of place-based care within the attached locality.
• Contribute to service/policy development through active membership on working parties or professional forums. To be aware of national and local policy that impacts upon the health and wellbeing of service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for full details of this role - Lead Specialist Practitioner (Community Nursing)