Job summary
Halton District
Nursing Service are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 District Nursing Sister/
team leader to deliver care to the housebound population within the primary
care setting. You will be caring for patients with long term conditions and
complex health needs, developing your skills and knowledge, whilst working
towards an integrated healthcare structure.
You will be responsible
for leading teams and liaising with stakeholders ensuring the delivery of safe
effective care. You should be able to demonstrate you can make clinical decisions
to provide evidence-based practice and care planning in response to clinical
assessments.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate
will perform holistic assessments of patient nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement,
and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs utilising
prescribing skills.
Support the care management of complex/continuing
care packages.
Ensure practice is evidence
based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve
a high standard of care.
To establish and maintain
effective communication with stake holders, individual groups and communities
in complex and potentially challenging situations.
Involve patients and carers
in the planning and delivery of care.
To competently perform a
range of clinical skills related to the post.
Maintain accurate records
in accordance with NMC Standards.
To participate in the
health needs assessment of the practice population to identify areas of unmet
need.
Ability to work without
direct supervision and to solve problems.
Undertake chronic disease
management reviews of the housebound patient using appropriate template
Work on a rota basis to
facilitate weekend working across the district nursing teams
About us
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You should be able to
demonstrate excellent Leadership Skills. Maintain effective communication.
Promote lifelong learning amongst staff.
The successful candidate will perform holistic assessments of patient
nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement, and evaluate care delivery according to
changing health needs utilising prescribing skills. Delegate the workload to appropriate team
members. Day to day responsibility for
the designated caseload. To provide line
manager responsibility. Support the
organisations public health agenda. Identify any limitations/gaps in professional
or clinical knowledge. Facilitate the placement of pre and post registration
nursing students. Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and
assessing another member of the team including nursing auxiliaries. Teaching of
patients/carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum
level of independence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You should be able to
demonstrate excellent Leadership Skills. Maintain effective communication.
Promote lifelong learning amongst staff.
The successful candidate will perform holistic assessments of patient
nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement, and evaluate care delivery according to
changing health needs utilising prescribing skills. Delegate the workload to appropriate team
members. Day to day responsibility for
the designated caseload. To provide line
manager responsibility. Support the
organisations public health agenda. Identify any limitations/gaps in professional
or clinical knowledge. Facilitate the placement of pre and post registration
nursing students. Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and
assessing another member of the team including nursing auxiliaries. Teaching of
patients/carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum
level of independence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN First level/ RGN
- District Nursing (NMC) Specialist Practitioner Qualification
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Able to perform complex assessments, plan, implement and evaluate care packages. Wide range of clinical skills. Proven leadership skills. Able to communicate sensitive/unpleasant information to patients, relatives and/or carers. Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to specialist knowledge. Able to demonstrate initiative.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings. Ability to teach, assess and mentor staff and pre & Post registration students including SPQ students. Ability to communicate at a high level both verbally and written. Good IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of high-level organisational skills
Desirable
- Audit & Research experience
- Recognised management experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN First level/ RGN
- District Nursing (NMC) Specialist Practitioner Qualification
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Able to perform complex assessments, plan, implement and evaluate care packages. Wide range of clinical skills. Proven leadership skills. Able to communicate sensitive/unpleasant information to patients, relatives and/or carers. Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to specialist knowledge. Able to demonstrate initiative.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings. Ability to teach, assess and mentor staff and pre & Post registration students including SPQ students. Ability to communicate at a high level both verbally and written. Good IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of high-level organisational skills
Desirable
- Audit & Research experience
- Recognised management experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
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).
