Job summary
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.
Do you have the vision to know what great community nursing care looks like and the passion to help us reshape the way we deliver care? Are you a forward-thinking and clinically credible practitioner equipped with community nursing experience, to lead the evening & overnight community nursing team?
We have an exciting opportunity for a community nursing lead to join our established team. The role is diverse and practice focused with innovative service developments and collaborative working to create an outstanding service for patients and families.
We are currently working closely with the Integrated Urgent Care Service to deliver community nursing services in the out of hours period. The individual appointed to this role will be a part of these upcoming conversations to support the ongoing development of the Evening and Overnight Community Nursing Service (ENDNS). This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced community nurse who has the drive and enthusiasm to lead the team. Working cohesively is important to us and this leadership role will encompass motivating and inspiring a team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a part time Community Nursing Lead to support clinical ,operational and professional leadership.
- To work closely with the management team to ensure the effectiveness of the evening and overnight district nursing service and embed any future service development change.
- To work closely with the Integrated Urgent Care Service , Rapid Response Service and Integrated Community Teams and other services.
- To ensure the operational stability and functioning of the evening and overnight service to provide a consistent, equitable countywide provision.
- To work as a role model and clinical expert providing leadership, clinical supervision and support for the team.
- To assume delegated responsibility and activities as directed by the Community Manager.
- Ensure service delivery is of high quality and operating within a clear governance structure ensuring patient safety and continuous learning
- Some unsociable hours working will be required in this role.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered
- Masters level qualification /or equivalent experience
- Educated to degree level (or diploma equivalent)
Desirable
- Extended skills qualification (SPQ or Equivalent)
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in Community Nursing
- Experience of supporting staff through change and service development.
- Significant leadership experience
- Breadth of clinical / professional experience
Professional /Managerial Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of HR issues e.g. recruitment and retention, performance management.
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of quality assurance, audit and effectiveness monitoring
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of governance and its application to practice and service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered
- Masters level qualification /or equivalent experience
- Educated to degree level (or diploma equivalent)
Desirable
- Extended skills qualification (SPQ or Equivalent)
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in Community Nursing
- Experience of supporting staff through change and service development.
- Significant leadership experience
- Breadth of clinical / professional experience
Professional /Managerial Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of HR issues e.g. recruitment and retention, performance management.
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of quality assurance, audit and effectiveness monitoring
- Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of governance and its application to practice and service development
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).
