Deputy Head of Nursing

Job summary

The post holder carries responsibility for the assessment of nursing care needs within our community team, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of community nursing care and upholding our standards of care within our community nursing teams. Vitally, this role ensures uniformity of nursing care across all community services and equity of access to nursing care for all patients according to their needs and preferences.

Additionally the post holder is Deputy to the Head of Nursing and holds governance and reporting responsibilities, wider strategic sight across our clinical teams and will manage projects as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring the delivery of high standards of effective care for patients in our communities with specialist palliative care needs.
• Promotes a caring and sensitive approach to patients, visitors and colleagues.

• Oversight of community team staffing levels and skill mix to meet the care needs of the patient population.

• Line management responsibility for Clinical Nurse Specialists , Palliative Specialist Nurses and Hospice at Home Team Leader, including recruitment, onboarding, professional development and appraisal, performance and sickness absence.

• Create an environment where professional learning is actively encouraged and supported, underpinned with a culture of continual learning and reflective practice.

A full job description and summary of benefits is attached and available to download.

About us

As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.

Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families both in the community and in-patient units.

As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance.

Our workplaces offer:

• Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside people passionate about what we do
• Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
• A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
• A good work-life balance and realistic working hours
• Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme
• A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
• A sense of wellbeing

We invest in our employees, which is one of the key things that makes us an award-winning employer of choice!