Job summary
Band 6 District Nurse - 1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours a week.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated District Nurse looking for a opportunity to lead and develop our friendly and supportive Lichfield & Burntwood District Nursing team.
We are looking for someone who is dynamic and motivated and has the confidence to support, coach and develop individuals to deliver consistently high quality services. Excellent communication and time management skills and sound clinical knowledge are essential. You will be responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
You will be managing a caseload of patients while providing support and supervision for team members and students to enable provision of high quality person-centred care to patients within their own homes which includes ensuring high standards of care are delivered in line with MPFT's policies and meeting locally required targets.
Essential requirements for the post are a Degree in Nursing or equivalent and a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing.
The successful candidate will be supported by our Lead Specialist Practitioner and Community Nurse Educator.
Main duties of the job
Why choose South Staffordshire as a place to work?
We are an innovative, integrated Community Nursing service covering the Lichfield and Burntwood area. We work closely across the Nursing teams, including our Community Rapid Intervention Service, Unplanned Care, Podiatry, Physio, Falls Team, Stroke and Rehab teams whilst also liaising with our out of hours service and our Palliative Care team and Local Hospices to ensure that our patients are at the centre of the care provided and have access to the services they need when they need them. We recognise the importance of a patient centred, holistic approach and utilise evidence based practice whilst working together across all the nursing and therapy teams
We pride ourselves on our strong leadership, innovation, prevention and implementation of care . We ensure thatMPFT's values and behaviours are at the heart of what we do and that staff within our teams work within these in order that our patients benefit from our ethos. We support the development and learning of all staff, having great links with our own development team and our local universities, whist also priding ourselves on growing our own staff and leaders of the future.
If you are interested in joining our innovative workforce, then choose South Staffs for the next chapter in your career.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will:
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: People, Empowerment and Partnership.
- Be a Registered Nurse and have a detailed professional and clinical They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in the following areas;
- Palliative care
- Management of continence
- Administration of medication
- Management of long term conditions
- Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and
- Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support
- Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
- Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to
Work with the Operational Lead undertaking delegated tasks in team management
For further details, please see the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will:
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: People, Empowerment and Partnership.
- Be a Registered Nurse and have a detailed professional and clinical They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in the following areas;
- Palliative care
- Management of continence
- Administration of medication
- Management of long term conditions
- Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and
- Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support
- Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
- Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to
Work with the Operational Lead undertaking delegated tasks in team management
For further details, please see the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- SPQDN qualification
- working towards SPQDN qualification
- experience working as a SSN/Band 6 in community
Desirable
- V150 Prescribing
- V300 Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Caseload Management
- Community Experience
- Palliative Care Management
Desirable
- Wound Care Management
- Leadership and Management of a Team
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- SPQDN qualification
- working towards SPQDN qualification
- experience working as a SSN/Band 6 in community
Desirable
- V150 Prescribing
- V300 Prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Caseload Management
- Community Experience
- Palliative Care Management
Desirable
- Wound Care Management
- Leadership and Management of a Team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
