Job summary
- Main area
- District Nurse Deputy Team Lead
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-ONW-6843-B
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Honeypot Lane Health Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum, inclusive of HCAS, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
District Nurse Deputy Team Lead
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Did you know that CLCH are an inclusive employer promoting flexible working!
Our integrated care services in Harrow are looking for community nurses and will consider flexible working to fit around other commitments.
Our overall vision at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is to provide great care closer to home. This is supported by our four key values reflecting our commitment to quality, to collaborative and supportive internal and external relationships, our focus on delivery and working well with our communities.
We are looking for compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to come and join our diverse, supportive, and kind teams.
Main duties of the job
- You will work as part of an integrated team
- You will work in partnership with patients and their families to develop and agree tailored health plans to address their needs
- You will actively participate in service development activities
- You will work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities
- You will deputise for the Team Lead when necessary
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide skilled nursing care working as part of Central London Community nursing service to patients in a variety of community settings between the hours of 0830 and 2100 hours, including weekends.
- To actively monitor, maintain and develop the service provided.
- To take responsibility for managing the caseload and the team in the absence of the DN team lead.
- To deliver a case managed approach for patients with long term care needs.
- To actively participate in service development activities.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training equivalent to post-graduate diploma level
- Practice Supervisor/Assessor or working towards
Desirable criteria
- Has undertaken formal training in staff and team management
- Nurse prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent post-registration nursing experience
- Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with complex health needs
- Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating a team on a day to day, regular basis
- Experience of teaching students and other staff members
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plan
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing staff
- Post-registration community nursing experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, based on local/national guidelines and standards
- NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice
- Appraisal and Personal Development Planning
- Understanding of NHS and Integrated Care boards structures
- Leading audit process
- Applying evidence based care into practice
- The principles of clinical governance and application to practice
- Clinical supervision – purpose and application
- Managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
- How equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
- Has high level competence in a range of clinical skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Able to work without direct supervision, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
- Able to delegate work effectively and safely
- Ability to risk assess a situation and act appropriately
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Able to identify own and others learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Basic computer skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without
- adaptations
- Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot)
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Veronica Vella
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07776 453579
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