Job overview
District Nursing Team Manager
Whittington Health delivers District Nursing Services across the boroughs of Islington and Haringey. Both boroughs are diverse, vibrant and exciting places to work with excellent transport links and fantastic opportunities to develop your skills. Our District Nursing Service is forward thinking, hardworking and dynamic which we pride ourselves on. We are committed to making a difference for our patients and providing good quality care. Thus, our integrated care organisation is an ideal place to do this.
Main duties of the job
District and Community nurses visit people who are housebound of all ages 18+ in their own homes or residential homes, enabling them to self-manage where possible and implementing appropriate treatments and care pathways. We are looking for a talented district nurse with a specialist practitioner qualification to join our innovative District Nursing Service. Our service operates on a 24 hour basis we have opportunities in our day and evening teams as well as flexible and part time working to fit in with your work/life balance.
You will be an excellent communicator and team player with the drive and determination in case management and leading the delivery of high quality nursing care for your team. The successful candidate will also have the exciting opportunity to lead, facilitate and participate in the development of transformational programmes that support the development of new ways of working and new pathways within the integrated care organisation
We will offer you the chance to develop your skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, nurse prescribing, leadership and management as well as ongoing training, support, clinical supervision and a clear career pathway.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To have overall continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of nursing care to patients within the District Nursing service and in a manner that at all times reflects the NMC Code of Conduct.
To take an active part in the implementation and delivery of the district nursing service and Whittington Health emergency plans as required by the lead district nurse/ service manager.
To contribute to the development of the nursing team and the community health services by participating in working parties, committees, planning and discussion groups.
To participate in clinical audit in line with clinical governance leadership.
To keep staff records (both paper and electronic) up to date and perform regular appraisals, one to one meetings and develop staff professional development plans.
To ensure that all staff are undertaking clinical supervision and to monitor this at monthly 1;1 meetings.
To teach and supervise the clinical practice of team members and to appraise and to identify training needs of all directly managed staff.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse ( RGN 1ST Level Registration )
2. District Nursing specialist practitioner qualification
3. Community Practitioner Prescriber
4. Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake course
5. Advanced physical assessment course or willingness to undertake
6. Evidence of recent training and development
7. Up to date PREP portfolio
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
8. Excellent Numeracy skills
9. Excellent verbal and written communication
10. Listening and liaison
11. Clinical/research based skills
12. IT skills
13. Prioritising and organising workload
14. Networking Skills
15. Understanding quality standards and Audit
16. Staff appraisal / supervision and development
17. Public Health Awareness
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
18. Clinical Governance and clinical supervision
19. Current issues affecting nursing practice including long term conditions care
20. Caseload/ Care Management
21. Knowledge of principles and application of continuing care
22. Multidisciplinary approach and integrated working
23. Understanding of and commitment to NMC Code of Conduct
24. Leadership styles and skills
25. Awareness of equal opportunities/ equal access
26. Understanding of primary health care
27. Experience and understanding of teamwork
28. Management of change
29. Management of stress in self and others
Desirable criteria
30. Management of resources
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
31. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
32. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
33. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
34. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
35. Participate in required training and supervision.
36. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.