Job summary
Could you be part of an innovative, caring and agile Community Nursing team? Do you want to work as part of an award-winning team?
Welwyn and Hatfield Integrated Care Team are winners of Hertfordshire Community Trust Leading Lights awards for Demonstrating Fantastic Patient Care.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and motivated nurse with proven community experience to lead and supervise the team in delivering high quality nursing care across the Welwyn and Hatfield locality to prevent admission to hospital, facilitate discharge, deliver planned nursing intervention and manage long term conditions.
The successful candidate would be supported to develop skills and join a team who are committed to demonstrating the trust values who care about each other as well as their patients. We work collaboratively with our partnership organisations across East and North ICB, Hertfordshire Foundation Trust and Hertfordshire County Council.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be:
- Part of a large integrated community team of Band 7, Band 6, Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 nurses.
- Demonstrate an understanding of current professional and community issues.
- Must have commitment and flexibility in order to be innovative andresponsive to continual developments within community nursing services
- Must be able to work autonomously and possess excellent communicationskills
- Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In return for this we offer you:
- In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum (pro rata where applicable).
- Professional development in both clinical and leadership programmesA friendly and supportive team
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- Special Leave for family and personal reason
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision -Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
Hertfordshire Community Trust has a Good CQC rating acquired in May 2020 and we are working towards achieving an Outstanding rating.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide support to a team of multidisciplinary professionals providing clinicalhealth and social care in admission prevention / avoidance service.
- Set and maintain standards of care and to deploy, co-ordinate and supervisethe nursing team and learners as required.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community.
- Be responsible for the accurate maintenance of patient and other records
- Participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
- To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide support to a team of multidisciplinary professionals providing clinicalhealth and social care in admission prevention / avoidance service.
- Set and maintain standards of care and to deploy, co-ordinate and supervisethe nursing team and learners as required.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community.
- Be responsible for the accurate maintenance of patient and other records
- Participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
- To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Mentor/Preceptor/998 or equivalent
- Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
- Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice
- Evidence of personal development
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience at band 5 Community Nurse level
- Management of a team
- Management of change within a complex environment
- Experience of teaching others
- Proven leadership ability
- Proven clinical skill at Senior Community Nursing level
- Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
Skills
Essential
- Communicating within a multi discipline team
- Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Management of change
- Proven leadership ability
- Knowledge of negotiation skills
- Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary health Care
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Knowledge of research processes
Other requirements
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Mentor/Preceptor/998 or equivalent
- Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
- Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice
- Evidence of personal development
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience at band 5 Community Nurse level
- Management of a team
- Management of change within a complex environment
- Experience of teaching others
- Proven leadership ability
- Proven clinical skill at Senior Community Nursing level
- Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
Skills
Essential
- Communicating within a multi discipline team
- Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Management of change
- Proven leadership ability
- Knowledge of negotiation skills
- Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary health Care
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Knowledge of research processes
Other requirements
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
