Job summary
This job is for internal applicants only; external applicants will not be considered.
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time (37.5 hours ) Band 6 Senior
Staff Nurse at the Strelley District Nursing Team. This is a fixed term post
for One year.
This post would
be an excellent development opportunity for an experienced band 5 community
nurse wishing to expand their skills in leadership and management.
Main duties of the job
The role of a Senior Staff Nurse is to assist with supporting the District Nurse Team Leaders with the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care to address the complex and changing health and wellbeing of individuals within their home environment.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
About us
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare
exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working
alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value
driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social
purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our
communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the
heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each
other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social
enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local
communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive
workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled,
LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are
currently under-represented within our organisation.
CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive
about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a
different format please contact Human Resources on 0115 8839418. CityCare is
committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To have continuing responsibility for the maintenance of a high standard of care to the patients and carers on the DN caseload
- To contribute to the continuing management of the caseload, DN team and related resources
- To contribute to strategies and policies for DN service improvement and development
- To take an active role in the delivery of Public Health agenda
- To deliver training and education sessions to staff
Dimensions
- To be aware of cost constraints
- To support the DN with a caseload which will be variable in terms of size and complexity
- To provide mentorship and leadership to clinical staff working within the speciality
- To work collaboratively and across organizational boundaries to provide evidence based practice and holistic care to patients in a variety of settings
Key Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the holistic assessment of the health and wellbeing needs of referred patients and carers, using analytical and interpretive techniques.
- Contribute to the Health Equity Needs Assessment of the local community. (Community Health Profile)
- Contribute to the Public Health agenda by raising awareness of health and wellbeing in the local community
- To have responsibility to support the District Nurse Team Leader with the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care to address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of individuals and communities
- Employ enhanced skills and knowledge to provide specialist technical services and advice in relation to care e.g. palliative care, leg ulcers, continence
- Participate in public health and health promotion activities in response to identified local need.
- Contribute to the involvement of the public in the planning and evaluation of the District Nursing Service
- Actively encourage patient and carer feedback about the DN service.
- Act as a role model, setting, monitoring, and evaluating high standards of care and continual improvement to the DN service
- Maintain a professional image as outlined in the NMC Code of Conduct
- Promote the Clinical Governance agenda and apply risk management and reporting systems.
- Participate in relevant research and audit activity
- Promote the provision of care by the team, which is consistent with evidence based/ best practice
- Identify needs and prioritise work appropriately to manage the delivery of the service.
- Take responsibility for the appropriate delegation and supervision of work according to the skills and abilities of team members
- To be responsible for ensuring that the standard of record keeping by self and the team meets the Organisations and Professional standards
- Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and situations at all levels within the organisation and the wider health and social care community
- Establish and maintain effective team working within the Community Nursing Service and Primary Health Care Team
- Motivate the team and implement change management processes
- Set team objectives to continuously improve the standard of care and develop the service.
- To have continuing responsibility for performance monitoring of team members e.g. sickness and absence, competencies, complaints
- Regularly has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of the community nursing service at weekends and bank holidays
- Contribute to the recruitment of staff through involvement with short-listing and interviews
- To be responsible for the development of own and teams knowledge and clinical practice
- To be responsible for the performance review and development interviews of the team to identify training and development needs
- Participate in the supervision framework both as a supervisor and supervisee
- Maintain a portfolio to demonstrate continuing professional development
- Mentor and assess a variety of students including nursing and allied professionals
- To be actively involved in the continuous development of the community nursing service and policies procedures and guidelines
- Represent the community nursing service on multi-professional developments which support interprofessional working
- To be responsible for the promotion of best practice that ensures the health, safety and security of self, patients and colleagues in accordance with the policies procedures and guidelines of the community nursing service.
- Practise in accordance with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection
- Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To have continuing responsibility for the maintenance of a high standard of care to the patients and carers on the DN caseload
- To contribute to the continuing management of the caseload, DN team and related resources
- To contribute to strategies and policies for DN service improvement and development
- To take an active role in the delivery of Public Health agenda
- To deliver training and education sessions to staff
Dimensions
- To be aware of cost constraints
- To support the DN with a caseload which will be variable in terms of size and complexity
- To provide mentorship and leadership to clinical staff working within the speciality
- To work collaboratively and across organizational boundaries to provide evidence based practice and holistic care to patients in a variety of settings
Key Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the holistic assessment of the health and wellbeing needs of referred patients and carers, using analytical and interpretive techniques.
- Contribute to the Health Equity Needs Assessment of the local community. (Community Health Profile)
- Contribute to the Public Health agenda by raising awareness of health and wellbeing in the local community
- To have responsibility to support the District Nurse Team Leader with the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care to address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of individuals and communities
- Employ enhanced skills and knowledge to provide specialist technical services and advice in relation to care e.g. palliative care, leg ulcers, continence
- Participate in public health and health promotion activities in response to identified local need.
- Contribute to the involvement of the public in the planning and evaluation of the District Nursing Service
- Actively encourage patient and carer feedback about the DN service.
- Act as a role model, setting, monitoring, and evaluating high standards of care and continual improvement to the DN service
- Maintain a professional image as outlined in the NMC Code of Conduct
- Promote the Clinical Governance agenda and apply risk management and reporting systems.
- Participate in relevant research and audit activity
- Promote the provision of care by the team, which is consistent with evidence based/ best practice
- Identify needs and prioritise work appropriately to manage the delivery of the service.
- Take responsibility for the appropriate delegation and supervision of work according to the skills and abilities of team members
- To be responsible for ensuring that the standard of record keeping by self and the team meets the Organisations and Professional standards
- Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and situations at all levels within the organisation and the wider health and social care community
- Establish and maintain effective team working within the Community Nursing Service and Primary Health Care Team
- Motivate the team and implement change management processes
- Set team objectives to continuously improve the standard of care and develop the service.
- To have continuing responsibility for performance monitoring of team members e.g. sickness and absence, competencies, complaints
- Regularly has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of the community nursing service at weekends and bank holidays
- Contribute to the recruitment of staff through involvement with short-listing and interviews
- To be responsible for the development of own and teams knowledge and clinical practice
- To be responsible for the performance review and development interviews of the team to identify training and development needs
- Participate in the supervision framework both as a supervisor and supervisee
- Maintain a portfolio to demonstrate continuing professional development
- Mentor and assess a variety of students including nursing and allied professionals
- To be actively involved in the continuous development of the community nursing service and policies procedures and guidelines
- Represent the community nursing service on multi-professional developments which support interprofessional working
- To be responsible for the promotion of best practice that ensures the health, safety and security of self, patients and colleagues in accordance with the policies procedures and guidelines of the community nursing service.
- Practise in accordance with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection
- Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Up to date general clinical knowledge
- Current knowledge of Local. Regional and National policies
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Effective communication skills, verbal and non-verbal
- Able to record accurately, clearly and concisely
- Involvement in Research and Audit
- Experience of supervising and supporting health professionals
- Evidence of previous experience of mentoring and Preceptorship
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Evidence of working with external agencies and networking skills
- Teaching experience
- Effective team working
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work in a variety of settings
- Good Time management skills
- Flexibility to fit in with the needs of the service
- Able to work under pressure
- To work as part of a team
Desirable
- Development of services to meet community needs
- Presentation skills
- Knowledge or experience of audit, evaluation and research
Experience
Essential
- Experience of team working and caseload management
- Evidence of good interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to work within a culturally diverse population
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training within the workplace
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN RN
- Level 1 on the NMC register
- Mentorship Qualification
- 2 years community experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in delivering training
Special requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Up to date general clinical knowledge
- Current knowledge of Local. Regional and National policies
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Effective communication skills, verbal and non-verbal
- Able to record accurately, clearly and concisely
- Involvement in Research and Audit
- Experience of supervising and supporting health professionals
- Evidence of previous experience of mentoring and Preceptorship
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Evidence of working with external agencies and networking skills
- Teaching experience
- Effective team working
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work in a variety of settings
- Good Time management skills
- Flexibility to fit in with the needs of the service
- Able to work under pressure
- To work as part of a team
Desirable
- Development of services to meet community needs
- Presentation skills
- Knowledge or experience of audit, evaluation and research
Experience
Essential
- Experience of team working and caseload management
- Evidence of good interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to work within a culturally diverse population
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training within the workplace
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN RN
- Level 1 on the NMC register
- Mentorship Qualification
- 2 years community experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in delivering training
Special requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service
- Full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
