Job summary
- Main area
- District Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-6868544
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harpenden Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Harpenden
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
District Nurse
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
To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
To be responsible for the team’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8am-8pm
To be responsible for the team’s maintenance of patient and other records
To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
Main duties of the job
To demonstrate discretion and respect when communicating with patients, colleagues and other agencies.
To use tact and diplomacy to provide and communicate complex, sensitive information where motivational negotiating empathetic and reassurance skills are needed, where barriers exist to understanding, maintaining confidentiality within Trust Policies.
To communicate effectively with all members of Primary Health Care teams. Develop networks for effective communication between health, statutory and voluntary services including patient forums.
To communicate and work together with other teams within Adult Community
Services, and other providers, to ensure optimum patient centred care. Use various methods of communication including oral, written, electronic or other verbal or nonverbal methods.
To involve patients and carers in the planning of care programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, 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(only available for Band 5 and up)
- 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
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
- Specialist Nursing Practice(District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
- Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice
- Evidence of personal development
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Desirable criteria
- First Level Degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
- Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced Nurse
- Management of a team
- Management of change within a complex environment
- Experience of teaching others
- Proven Leadership ability
- Proven clinical skill
- Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace
Physical Effort
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out the duties of the post including using stairs
- Car driver and holder of current UK driving licence (unless you have a disability as defined by Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
- Be able to use moving and handling equipment
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
- Olivia Barrett
- Job title
- District Nurse Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07391 414808
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