District Nurse Team Manager - INTERNAL

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

The post holder will ensure the provision of cost effective, efficient and appropriate high quality patient care in the community. They will carry the continuing responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs and quality assurance. The community nurse team manager will manage a nursing team ensuring the professional and clinical development of team members. They will promote evidenced based practice and act as an accountable role model. They will ensure that together with their team members they act in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct.

Main duties of the job

To manage a team of district nurses out of hours and provide safe and effective care to our service users in the community.

Managing day to day operational needs, staff sickness/absence, PADR's, e-rostering, incident reporting and RCA.

Ongoing service improvement and working collaboratively with the GP surgeries within the local NCN.

The OOH District Nursing Team consist of a Team Manager x 2 band 5 district nurses, band 4/3 HCSW.

The team work collaboratively with other MDT Professionals in addition to working closely with service users and their families.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is secondment for 12 months due to - meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.