Community nursing teams deliver holistic, complex care to housebound patients within their own home environments. You will be responsible for leading the community nursing team, managing the caseload, and supporting staff development. You will work alongside the leadership team to ensure proactive and effective care delivery, liaising and working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure individualised and evidence-based care for our patients.
You will be responsible for allocating patient visits within the skill set of the community nursing team. You will work alongside the Lead Practitioner to manage the caseload, including reviewing demand and capacity.
- You will be competent in a variety of clinical skills, and be able to share your knowledge and expertise with others, signposting to more specialist services as appropriate.
- You will be an effective leader, demonstrating care, compassion, and empathy, and role modeling the Trust values. You will be able to support staff within the team to develop their skills and will offer a high standard of supervision.
- You will be able to engage complex patients, agree mutually beneficial treatment plans, and to plan, implement, and evaluate care pathways.
- You will support quality assurance activities, including audit, incident reporting, and gaining patient feedback. You will work with the leadership team to evaluate these in line with organizational objectives.
- You will work in a multidisciplinary team alongside Clinical and Operational Leadership to ensure high-quality care delivery to service users.
- Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers.
- Evaluate treatment plans, undertake discharge planning, and promote self-care.
- Be responsible for an agreed caseload.
- Coordinate the work of the team.
- Support the development of skills and competencies in others.
Minimum Requirements:
* Nursing Registration with the NMC
* Degree in nursing or equivalent
* Mentorship/Assessor Qualification
* Experience in leadership
* Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
* Caseload management experience
* Clinical skills relevant to community nursing (fully completed skills passport)
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please see the attached documents below.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities, and in return, we will support you by:
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your travel time between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), with gross pay reduced by the vehicle cost before tax, NI, and pension deductions, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if criteria are met)
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