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Overview
Do you think you have what it takes to lead and manage a team of nurses striving to transform Community Care across the One Gloucestershire Integrated Care system (ICS), based in the Cheltenham locality? If you have extensive community nursing experience and you are looking for a new challenge and career development this might be the next job role for you.
In this ever changing, modernising NHS environment we need nurses who are flexible, innovative and resilient enough to rise to the challenge of a very rewarding role. We seek nurses with compassion, who hold patient experience and high-quality care at the heart of their nursing practice.
As this is a community role, it requires a full driving licence and a vehicle to use for work purposes. This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
In addition to being an expert in your field with extended competencies, you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills to elicit an accurate, holistic assessment of patient needs as part of a case management approach. We offer training and support to move towards greater engagement with our patient population.
As part of the role you will be required to work within a dedicated referral centre and will possess critical thinking & negotiating skills to aid the triage process. You will be responsible for managing a defined caseload of patients with delegated responsibilities to your Band 5 nursing team to support continuity of care for patients as part of the nursing model of care. Prior experience with electronic patient record IT systems (e.g. System One) is advantageous, however full support and training will be given.
You will be keenly aware of the importance of collaborative working and have some understanding of the services and other professions within the newly merged Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust including our own Therapy colleagues within the ICT (Integrated Community Team), GP surgeries, Rapid Response and Complex Care at Home ensuring the right care is delivered at the right time, by the right professional for patients.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within peoples homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for direct patient care delivery, professional leadership and operational management of the Community Nursing Service.
* Direct management and leadership of a caseload of patients attached to affiliated GP practices.
* Direct management and leadership of a team of nurses and unregistered colleagues in the delivery of outstanding community nursing care.
* Acting as a pivotal part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the Integrated Community Teams.
Qualifications
* Either achieved or near completion of Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) in District Nursing.
* Full driving licence and vehicle for work purposes.
* Experience with electronic patient record IT systems (e.g. System One) is advantageous; training will be provided.
* Excellent communication skills to elicit accurate, holistic assessment of patient needs.
About the Trust
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within peoples homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.
We continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
The Trust is committed to working in line with applicable visa and immigration rules where relevant.
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