Job summary
District Nurse Team Leader Post ( Band 7)
Integrated Cluster Service Networks Teams
This post is a permanent position within the Integrated Network Services in the West of Bridgend. As a Team Leader within our Integrated services you are in the unique position to work within and lead a team who are fully focused on holistic person centred care, with a what matters to the individual and family approach. As a Specialist Practice and Public Health practitioner you will have a full multi disciplinary team of professionals at your fingertips to provide a full preventative health agenda whilst focusing on the continuous improvement of self, your team and community cluster your serve.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
This position provides an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and ambitious District Nurse who is committed to excellence in care and the passionate leadership of District Nursing services.
The successful candidate will provide vision and energy in developing holistic integrated care and support for the patient and those who are important to them. The role requires effective management and strong leadership qualities. The post holder, will be skilled and creative, with high levels of autonomy and advanced clinical decision making. The post holders will need to work closely with GPs and surgery staff, and the wider multi-disciplinary staff to support individuals to have good quality emotional and physical well-being in their own homes.
The successful candidate will offer clinical leadership within the Network Team and provide support and professional development for their staff. They will oversee the operational management of the a given caseload, ensuring high quality care for patients and support for those important to them. As a team leader for the service you will be responsible for ensuring prudency, consistency and a positive work culture, where all team members feel valued and included.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of competence in a wide range of clinical skills
- Evidence of experience of complex decision making
- Evidence of multi-agency working
- Evidence of excellent leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching and presentation skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working and leading in sensitive and complex situations
Understanding of the DN Principles and relation to practice
Essential
- Understanding of the DN Principles and relation to practice
- Holds a SPQ qualification or will qualify this year
- Is able to articulate current WG and UHB policy and how this underpins own practice
Desirable
- Has an understanding of the current governance agenda and can link these to own practice
- Is able to successfully prioritise own work and utilise the delegation policy
- Is able to use Health Roster
- Has completed Datix training and is able to complete investigations
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of competence in a wide range of clinical skills
- Evidence of experience of complex decision making
- Evidence of multi-agency working
- Evidence of excellent leadership skills
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching and presentation skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working and leading in sensitive and complex situations
Understanding of the DN Principles and relation to practice
Essential
- Understanding of the DN Principles and relation to practice
- Holds a SPQ qualification or will qualify this year
- Is able to articulate current WG and UHB policy and how this underpins own practice
Desirable
- Has an understanding of the current governance agenda and can link these to own practice
- Is able to successfully prioritise own work and utilise the delegation policy
- Is able to use Health Roster
- Has completed Datix training and is able to complete investigations
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).
