NursingNetUK

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced professional willing to develop with excellent clinical and operational leadership skills who can demonstrate critical thinking with confidence in decision making, enthusiastic, and has initiative and positive approach to teamwork to drive the community nursing service forward.

The candidate must have a strong effective leadership and organisational skills, problem solving and change management skills, with sense of accountability and ability to work under pressure. 

Hours per week: 37.5 with a variety of shifts. 

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the oversight and operational management, leadership and coordination of the integrated community team across the designated geography and to be professionally accountable for the 24-hour delivery of patient care by the integrated team.

To lead and support the team to provide a patient centred service based on a strong supervisory leadership that has high visibility in practice.

To hold line management responsibility for both human and financial resources of the Out of Hours Team

To be responsible for implementing and monitoring adherence to agreed policies, protocols and clinical standards, ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of high quality service provision within the bounds of clinical governance.

To ensure that services are safe, caring, effective, responsive, cost effective and well led.

To provide guidance and support in the implementation of clinical standards and quality initiatives in line with the Trust’s clinical risk management framework.

To provide quality monitoring for patients on the caseload supporting the delivery of expert clinical care and providing leadership and support to all team members within sphere of responsibility.

Working for our organisation

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care,  delivering the right care first time, every time.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with  Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.