Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse

Job overview

YOU WILL REQUIRE A UK DRIVING LICENSE AND ACCESS TO A CAR TO APPLY FOR THIS POST.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse to work as a Band 6  District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse  as part of our friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary care team.

You must be an enthusiastic individual with excellent leadership and communication skills and motivation in your approach to care delivery to ensure we maintain a high quality service for our patients in the changing environment of community services.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a caseload and to lead the day to day management of the team of community staff nurses whilst supporting, directing and teaching junior team members in all aspects of care delivery. You will also need to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team, liaising closely with our Primary Care Networks and Neighbourhood Teams as part of the out of hospital model of care.

The community nursing service is commissioned to provide services between 7am and 11pm, seven days a week, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. The hours expected to be worked for this position will be 7am-5pm, working one in four weekends, but flexible working is considered within all applications.

Main duties of the job

The post holder carries continuing responsibility for the caseload, incorporating the assessment of care, including complex needs, as well as the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.  She/he is responsible for the overall management of the caseload, allocating workload to other members of the team, which will involve the supervision and deployment of staff within his/her sphere of responsibility.  The role encompasses treatment, advice and teaching within the professional competence of the post holder.

The post holder will be responsible for providing highly skilled nursing care to the residents of West Essex, promoting the health of the population and reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual’s potential for independence. She/he will work closely with General Practices, Social Services and other statutory and non-statutory services to meet the needs of the local population using public health information to support service development.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within the Community Nursing Team supporting the delivery of care and supporting patients own homes working in collaboration with system partners and as part of the Primary Care Networks and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams as part of the out of hospital model of care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on this job vacancy.