Deputy Team Leader District Nursing

Job summary

The Post holder will deputise in the Team Leaders absence and will ensure the provision of cost effective, efficient and appropriate high quality patient care within their Nursing Team They are responsible for ensuring the quality of the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs and quality assurance within that team.

The Deputy District/Community Nurse Team Leader will lead a nursing team within an identifiable geographical area. They will support the professional and clinical development of team members, promote evidenced based practice and act as an accountable role model.

They will ensure that together with their teammembers that they act in accordance with the NMC Professional Code ofConduct and other relevant policies.

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

Main duties of the job

The Caldicot District Nursing Team is part of the Monmouthshire Borough which is one of 5 district nursing teams. They have an integrated frailty/rapid medical service embedded within all the teams.

Within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, our Clinical Futures Strategy sets out how we are moving to delivering care closer to home. Primary and Community Services are at the heart of the model and central to developing a new relationship with patients investing and strengthening community and social care services to support and treat patients in their homes and communities providing quality outcomes.

We are looking for an inspiring nurse who is enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to work within the District Nursing service to deliver a broad range of clinical interventions and share their expertise. The individual will be required to undertake managerial responsibilities as well as delivering teaching to less experienced staff . They will lead a team of community nurses within the Monmouthshire District Nursing service alongside another Deputy Team Leader and community services.

You will have the Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification or willing to apply and work towards the SPQ, however you do require significant experience of community nursing.

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 speciality 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 Well being 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