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District Nurse
The closing date is 27 June 2025
We have a fabulous opportunity for a qualified District Nurse to join our Erewash Community Nursing team. Our well established team are based at Ilkeston Community Hospital.
Ilkeston Community Nursing - Littlewick Medical Centre Team
Ilkeston community nurses provide core nursing care across the north of Erewash locality while working closely with the Rapid Response nursing team and wider PCN.
This is an ideal opportunity for a qualified specialist practitioner (District Nurse) with varied community experience who wants to enhance their leadership and caseload management skills supported by other District Nurses and a dedicated Clinical Lead District Nurse.
After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Main duties of the job
Experience in caseload management with a high standard of community nursing knowledge and clinical skills will be required.
You will be provided with training and support tailored to your needs to drive forward high quality care and team work; including a thorough induction programme, regular one to ones, peer supervision, working within an MDT and clinical training.
Provide effective evidenced based care to a defined population/Primary Care Network. This is achieved through effective delegation, caseload management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, utilising their professional judgement at all times.
Provide clinical leadership and line management to Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high quality care.
To contribute to the continuous improvement of community nursing in line with the NHS long term plan.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Registered nurse with current NMC registration
* Have undertaken or be prepared to undertake a leadership development programme
* V300 Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience & knowledge
* Caseload management
* Community experience
* Proven clinical expertise, knowledge and experience in wound care, end of life care and catheter care
* Knowledge of Public Health agenda
Skills and Attributes
* Commitment to the development of clinical practice of others
* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
* Able to work across 7 days
* Proven managerial skills and experience of change management
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.
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
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