Job overview
If you are an enthusiastic, experienced Community Staff Nurse, this is an exciting opportunity to enhance and develop your leadership knowledge and skills within the dynamic role of a Community Nursing Deputy Team Leader.
This permanent position will see the successful candidate working alongside the District Nurse Team Leader, assisting in managing and leading a Community Nursing Team. In addition, you will work in collaboration with the wider Integrated Community Care/Primary Care services to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and patient focused planned and unplanned care at home.
Main duties of the job
In collaboration with the District Nurse Team Leader, lead and manage the caseload of the Community Nursing Team, monitoring standards of care, delegating responsibilities and supervise team members as appropriate.
Develop and maintain appropriate communication systems. Working closely with patients/carers and families and other members of the integrated care team and statutory and voluntary agencies.
Working in partnership with other agencies, act as care manager for identified patients in order to prevent inappropriate hospital admission.
In collaboration with the wider integrated care team provide care planning, support, treatment and monitoring to patients on the general case load.
In collaboration with the Team Leader, manage resources effectively and advise on skill mix requirements for the team.
In collaboration with the Team Leader, assist with the management of team budgets.
Positively participate in and promote Clinical Governance, thus ensuring the highest quality of practice is maintained, within the service. Demonstrate the use of evidence based practice and participation in clinical audit.
In collaboration with the Team Leader assist with performance reviews within the team in order to contribute to team and corporate objectives, encouraging and supporting development of staff and maintenance of personal development plans.
Ensure team members undertake mandatory training requirements.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse Level 1
2. District Nurse degree or equivalent. (or a willingness to complete DN Qualification as directed by management)
3. Experience of administration of Intravenous medications (or a willingness to complete training within an agreed timescale)
4. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
5. Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber / Independent Prescriber
6. Masters level study in long term conditions
7. Mentorship qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Experience of working with; Older people, Palliative Care, chronic disease
9. Continuing professional knowledge and development.
10. Experience of teaching and mentorship.
11. Evidence of knowledge and experience of Case Management
12. Change management and leadership skills
13. Working in partnership with other healthcare providers, Social services etc
14. Experience In the management of staff
15. Experience of multidisciplinary working
Desirable criteria
16. Mental Health Experience
17. Experience of multidisciplinary team working and Case Management models
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
18. Sound understanding of Primary care and multi agency working
19. Awareness of the value of audit/research and evidence based practice
20. Awareness of NHS issues
21. IT
22. Audit skills
23. Evidence of ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels in multi-disciplinary forum and with users and carers.
24. Able to organise and coordinate services in collaboration with, and in the absence of the District Nurse Team Leader
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
25. Motivated and enthusiastic
26. Willingness to learn new skills
27. Flexibility
28. Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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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
29. Job Description (PDF, 40.7KB)
30. Person Specification (PDF, 176.6KB)
31. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
32. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
33. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
34. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
35. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
36. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
37. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameKathryn AcasterJob titleOperational Community Nurse Lead Sheffield-EastEmail addresskath.acaster@nhs.netTelephone number07772760428Additional information
Claire Hollingsworth
07974129337 Team Leader