Overview
Band 6 District Nurse/Case Manager – Placed Based Team 1: Atherstone.
Are you looking for a change of scenery? Would you like to work out in the fresh air and nurse in different environments every day? If so this is the job for you. We have an exciting opportunity for Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our dynamic, forward thinking Community Nursing Team. Our aim is to provide a high standard of evidence based holistic care to housebound patients within their own homes so as to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
The successful candidate will have a general knowledge of current best practice in Community Nursing, already holding a District Nurse degree. Ideally would have health assessment or has a confirmed start date to the Programme. Be an effective leader with excellent communication skills and have the ability to manage a caseload of patients. We will provide you with a structured induction and training period to ensure you have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge. We encourage staff and support continuing professional development progression. The Service operates seven days a week and flexible working is required. The requirements are that you should hold a valid UK driving license and be willing to travel across the North Warwickshire and surrounding areas. A mileage allowance is available.
The District Nurse is responsible for the assessment and management of the health needs of an identified population and for the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within a range of target groups including end of life care, complex health needs and patients identified as being at risk of hospital admission. The District Nurse will clinically supervise and provide support to a team of staff – being responsible for the development and competencies of staff within their team. To include performance development reviews, clinical supervision and recruitment and selection.
We are a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence: we are “Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care”. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. We all work with these values at the core, regardless of role.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey which can be accessed via the link below.
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicki Cheney Job title: Professional Lead Email: vicki.cheney@swft.nhs.uk Telephone: 07776560166
Responsibilities
* Assess and manage the health needs of identified populations and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care within target groups including end of life care, complex health needs and patients at risk of hospital admission.
* Clinically supervise and provide support to a team of staff; oversee development and competencies within the team, including performance development reviews, clinical supervision and recruitment/selection.
Qualifications
* Band 6 Registered Nurse (District Nurse) with general knowledge of current best practice in Community Nursing.
* Health assessment experience or willingness to participate in the Programme; driving license and willingness to travel across North Warwickshire and surrounding areas (mileage allowance available).
* Structured induction and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Additional information
Service operates seven days a week; flexible working is required.
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