We are delighted to offer this secondment opportunity to an experienced Community Sister/Charge Nurse who would like to take the next step in their career at FHFT. The role covers a 6 month maternity leave and involves continuing the development of the nursing team established 18 months ago while undertaking operational and clinical leadership. You will be part of the Duty Manager rota and line‑manage the B6 Community Sisters.
You will be clinically responsible for safe delegation of clinical nursing roles to the Rehab Support Workers, ensuring they have the correct skills and competence to meet patient needs and identify early deterioration. You will work alongside an OT and a PT Team Lead to lead ERS, identify efficiencies, and implement new ways of working.
Responsibilities
* Provide expert clinical nursing leadership within community services and the wider Integrated Care Teams, ensuring high standards of rehab and recovery advice to avoid unnecessary secondary care admissions.
* Undertake professional nursing leadership role in Intermediate Care and act as a clinical exemplar within the team and locality.
* Partner with primary, secondary and social care to support an enhanced recovery model that works in partnership with ICTs and complex case management.
* Act as an autonomous clinician accountable for both your own and all delegated clinical tasks.
* Negotiate and agree with the patient, carers and other care professionals individual roles and responsibilities with actions to be taken and outcomes to be achieved, referring on to other services or professionals as appropriate.
* Contribute to the development of service strategy and clinical standard operating procedures.
* Establish local networks with health and social professionals/agencies and national links with other generalists to develop protocols according to national and local guidelines for the safe and effective provision of community therapies.
Qualifications and Experience
Previous applicants are not required to apply for this role, as the position is specifically targeted at experienced Community Sister/Charge Nurses with the following criteria: a proven track record of clinical leadership within community services, experience in Intermediate Care, the ability to work autonomously and to implement service strategy and clinical SOPs. (Additional qualifications should be outlined in the attached person specification.)
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