An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic District Nurse with a Community Nursing Specialist Qualification to take up the post of Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader within the Community with Core Clinical Services (CCCS) Division working across the Dudley Borough.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder has overall accountability for the District Nursing Team within their Primary Care Network (PCN), and responsibility for the ongoing assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients on the District Nursing caseload.
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
Person specification
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
1. Must be able to commute to meet the demands of the role
Experience
Essential criteria
2. Evidence of leadership / management qualities
3. Evidence of teaching / supervision skills
4. Demonstrates up to date evidence based clinical trends in relation to community nursing
5. Experience at Band 6 in community nursing
Desirable criteria
6. Operational experience in the delivery of disease management/Long term conditions
Knowledge and Training
Essential criteria
7. Up to date knowledge of current Government and Local imperatives and how these translate into local practice
8. Computer literate – ability to use software programmes designed to maximise the contribution to the post
9. Evidence of collaborative working with multi-professional colleagues
10. Knowledge of budget management
11. Knowledge of Governance and Incident Management
Desirable criteria
12. Demonstrable contribution to practice developments in primary care / disease management/long term conditions
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
13. First level Registered Nurse
14. First level qualification in District Nursing / specialist Practitioners qualification in District Nursing
15. Evidence of formal Leadership / Managerial Training and Development
16. Evidence of commitment to life-long academic learning
17. Nurse Prescriber
18. Evidence of Continued Professional Development
19. Mentor or practice based learning training
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
20. Ability to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding
21. Communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation
22. Motivated – able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
23. Ability to exercise independent judgement
24. Ability to analyse data and present information to various audiences
25. Forward thinking – to identify opportunities for improvement in service development
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential criteria
26. Can work on own initiative
27. Can work as part of a team
28. Flexible – to meet the demands of the service
Desirable criteria
29. Ability to implement programmes work leading service changes
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential criteria
30. Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services
31. Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
32. Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
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Multi-site working
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".
To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:
33. Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
34. Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
35. Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites
Against this context, although this post is hosted by The Dudley Group, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.
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