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Community Nurse Team Leader
The closing date is 04 June 2026
Looking for an experienced registered Nurse to join the Out of Hours community Nursing team. Delivering high standards of holistic care to our patients across the Torbay and South Devon catchment area at night, preventing hospital admissions and aiding safe discharges. The B6 will be in charge of the shift and team on, allocating and prioritising workload. Managerial and supervision aspects of the job role, supporting the B7 lead. We have pool cars to drive, as we cover a large area.
Main duties of the job
* To communicate formally and informally with the zone DN Team Leader, to ensure best practice and consistency with the community and intermediate care service in Torbay Care Trust
* To communicate fully and in depth with the multidisciplinary team discussing patient treatment options and progress
* To communicate and liaise effectively with the integrated health and social care team, voluntary agencies, secondary care, G.P.'s, carers and relatives
* To use set transfer and discharge protocols
* To complete regular supervision sessions, both individual and group.
* Working across the Intermediate care and community nursing teams to provide crisis response nursing interventions, assessment, liaison, referral, co-ordination, delegation of care, or placement to prevent hospital admissions. Aiding hospital discharges to ensure patient safety and providing specialist clinical advice to the multi-disciplinary team.
Qualifications
* Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
* Bsc (hons) in Community Health Nursing (District) or equivalent or working towards
* Proven experience in leadership skills
* Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
* Proven relevant I.T. knowledge and experience
* Evidence of on -going training and development
* Holistic client assessment skills using an identified model of care
* Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
* Awareness of budget management skills
* V300 Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
* Comprehensive understanding of Health Care services
* Health and Safety issues, Risk assessments
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.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
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