Job summary
Are you a registered nurse who is looking to step up
into an acting Band 6 Team Leader role? Here at Bridgewater, we are looking for
experienced and motivated individuals to work alongside our Band 6 Team Leaders
and step up into a Band 6 role for a period of 12 months. This is a fantastic
opportunity to support professional development and provides opportunity to
work alongside our leaders and demonstrate effective role modelling. The successful candidates will be responsible
for carrying out holistic and autonomous evidenced-based nursing care to
patients under the care of the Warrington District Nursing service while also
undertaking management duties with the support of our current Team Leaders and
District Nurse Coordinators. This role provides opportunity to work in close
collaboration with other professionals/stakeholders within the Warrington
footprint. You should be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development.
If you are looking for flexibility with your working
hours to support your work life balance, all flexible working requests will be
considered in line with the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
Main
District Nurse duties include:
To actively manage the district
nursing caseload
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
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical
- Perform comprehensive assessment 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 individual groups and communities in complex and potentially challenging situations.
- Work collaboratively with other professional and agencies to ensure patients needs are met.
- 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 identify skills and knowledge to address individuals training needs by undertaking personal development reviews and personal development plans within the KSF framework.
- 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
Managerial/Leadership
- Work under the direction of the District Nurse Coordinator in providing nursing services to patients registered within a defined GP Practice.
- Manage the night service caseload of patients.
- Delegate the workload to appropriate team members.
- Day to day responsibility for the designated caseload.
- To provide accurate timely information to the identified administrator regarding annual leave, expenses and study leave.
- To undertake back to work interviews and assist in the monitoring and reporting to District Nurse Coordinator general HR issues surrounding staff sickness, absentees.
- To report any concerns with regards to poor practice or concerns of staff members to the District Nurse Coordinator.
- Support the effective use of physical and financial resources. Ordering supplies and equipment.
- To ensure as far as possible that the working environment is safe, adhering to the Lone Worker policy.
- To provide leadership and support by promoting professional development and encourage clinical supervision.
- Supply required activity data related to patient care.
Clinical Governance:
- To support the clinical governance agenda by benchmarking best practice, identify any inequalities in service delivery.
- Ensure that practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature.
- To contribute to the development of and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work to ensure best practice.
- In-depth knowledge of the legal, ethical, moral and accountability issues related to District Nursing. Adhere to the NMC Standards:- Professional Code of Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice and Administrations of Medicines records and Record Keeping.
- Support the organisations public health agenda.
- Maintain a professional portfolio that demonstrates evidence of on-going professional development.
- Identify any limitations/gaps in professional or clinical knowledge.
- Access and promote clinical supervision within the team
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
Teaching and Learning:
- To ensure own continued professional development.
- To undertake mandatory training and other training that is specific for the post.
- Facilitate the placement of pre and post registration nursing students.
- Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing other member of the team including nursing auxiliaries.
- Teaching of patients/carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence.
- Promote lifelong learning with the nursing team.
- Act as practice teacher to specialist practitioner students (NMC Standard 2006)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical
- Perform comprehensive assessment 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 individual groups and communities in complex and potentially challenging situations.
- Work collaboratively with other professional and agencies to ensure patients needs are met.
- 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 identify skills and knowledge to address individuals training needs by undertaking personal development reviews and personal development plans within the KSF framework.
- 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
Managerial/Leadership
- Work under the direction of the District Nurse Coordinator in providing nursing services to patients registered within a defined GP Practice.
- Manage the night service caseload of patients.
- Delegate the workload to appropriate team members.
- Day to day responsibility for the designated caseload.
- To provide accurate timely information to the identified administrator regarding annual leave, expenses and study leave.
- To undertake back to work interviews and assist in the monitoring and reporting to District Nurse Coordinator general HR issues surrounding staff sickness, absentees.
- To report any concerns with regards to poor practice or concerns of staff members to the District Nurse Coordinator.
- Support the effective use of physical and financial resources. Ordering supplies and equipment.
- To ensure as far as possible that the working environment is safe, adhering to the Lone Worker policy.
- To provide leadership and support by promoting professional development and encourage clinical supervision.
- Supply required activity data related to patient care.
Clinical Governance:
- To support the clinical governance agenda by benchmarking best practice, identify any inequalities in service delivery.
- Ensure that practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature.
- To contribute to the development of and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work to ensure best practice.
- In-depth knowledge of the legal, ethical, moral and accountability issues related to District Nursing. Adhere to the NMC Standards:- Professional Code of Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice and Administrations of Medicines records and Record Keeping.
- Support the organisations public health agenda.
- Maintain a professional portfolio that demonstrates evidence of on-going professional development.
- Identify any limitations/gaps in professional or clinical knowledge.
- Access and promote clinical supervision within the team
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
Teaching and Learning:
- To ensure own continued professional development.
- To undertake mandatory training and other training that is specific for the post.
- Facilitate the placement of pre and post registration nursing students.
- Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing other member of the team including nursing auxiliaries.
- Teaching of patients/carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence.
- Promote lifelong learning with the nursing team.
- Act as practice teacher to specialist practitioner students (NMC Standard 2006)
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs over a 7 day period
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Employment
Essential
- This is an internal only vacancy for staff employed at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Please confirm that you are currently employed by one of these Trusts.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate current experience in role
- Experience of high level organisational skills
Desirable
- Relevant community experience
- Leadership qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN First level/RGN
- Must be willing to work towards Specialist Practitioner Qualification
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- V300 NMP
- Clinical assessment 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
Desirable
- Tissue viability qualification
- Palliative care qualification
- Patient safety/PSIRF experience
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs over a 7 day period
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Employment
Essential
- This is an internal only vacancy for staff employed at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Please confirm that you are currently employed by one of these Trusts.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate current experience in role
- Experience of high level organisational skills
Desirable
- Relevant community experience
- Leadership qualification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN First level/RGN
- Must be willing to work towards Specialist Practitioner Qualification
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- V300 NMP
- Clinical assessment 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
Desirable
- Tissue viability qualification
- Palliative care qualification
- Patient safety/PSIRF experience
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).
