Job summary
An exciting opportunity for District Nurse Lead role within Nottingham CityCare influencing, supporting and addressing the needs of both the professional and the leadership agenda of community nursing services.
With increasing health inequalities and complexity of patient care these roles with further enhance the Community Nursing roles within the PCNs. With the opportunity to look innovatively at service delivery, training developing and support for the clinical staff.
Interviews are exprected to take place on 14th of December 2023
Main duties of the job
This District Nurse Lead role will support and address the needs of both the professional and the leadership agenda of community services. The role is a specialist nurse has direct responsibility for a complex caseload whilst providing specialist training, advice, mentorship teaching and support to Nurses and their teams.
Leading on complex clinical caseload including long term conditions and multi pathologies. Providing specialist clinical advice to their teams using evidence based research and practice. Providing clinical supervision and mentorship to band 6 District Nurse, Senior Staff Nurses and Assistant Practitioners. Providing professional support to the management and leadership delivery of the service.
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
This District Nurse Lead role will support and address the needs of both the professional and the leadership agenda of community services. The role is a specialist nurse has direct responsibility for a complex caseload whilst providing specialist training, advice, mentorship teaching and support to Nurses and their teams.
Leading on complex clinical caseload including long term conditions and multi pathologies. Providing specialist clinical advice to their teams using evidence-based research and practice. Providing clinical supervision and mentorship to band 6 Community Nurses. Providing professional support to the management and leadership delivery of the service.
Dimensions
- To lead with strongly held values around equality, diversity, inclusion and openness.
- Responsibility for budgetary control as an authorised signature
- To work collaboratively and across organisational boundaries specifically in collaboration with other local District Nursing employers and partner organisations
- To provide a structure of ongoing clinical supervisory support for band 6 Nurses
- To take shared accountability with the Heads of Service / Team Manager for the financial resources and workforce resourcing of the community services
- Working in a number of locations across the City of Nottingham
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Utilises highly developed specialised and advanced clinical knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad-based knowledge, experience, and competence as a qualified District Nurse
- Where appropriate to service delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills requiring accuracy and dexterity e.g., moving and handling techniques, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests.
- Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical, and ethical issues which are encountered.
- Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts.
- Responsible for complex clinical pathways
- Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self-care and empowerment Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard
- Prioritises their own workload and that of the wider team (specifically that of the band 6 District Nurses) within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.
- Provides and receives complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication.
- Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of complaints and compliments.
- To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements
Leadership
- Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values around equality, diversity inclusion and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with direct reports, management team and other key individuals across the organisation.
- Ensures that a professional service and positive image for CityCare is maintained at all times, thereby acting as a role model to all staff.
- Works collaboratively with Heads of Service and Clinical Services Managers in the leadership and development of community services.
- Works collaboratively with the Director Nursing and AHPs
- Ensures the effective and efficient use of resources e.g., staff, supplies within their own sphere of responsibility.
- Demonstrates leadership and innovation in contexts which are unfamiliar, complex, and unpredictable that require solving problems involving many interacting factors.
- Demonstrates the ability to delegate, organise and prioritise workload to ensure the safe delivery of the service including the management of referrals and discharges utilising locally agreed support mechanisms e.g., safety huddles, MDTs, and making judgements in complex situations.
- Demonstrates resilience when responding to challenge, change and complex or difficult situations.
- Demonstrates clinical leadership, initiative and creativity in developing projects inspiring others to be positive in their contribution to continuous improvement.
- Clearly articulates the expected clinical standards of the service, monitors and identifies where standards are not met and takes action to address.
- Ensures that all objectives, for self and those directly responsible for, are clearly defined within the wider CityCare structures and in line with CityCare objectives, using the appraisal process as a vehicle for this.
- Takes responsibility for their own and others health and safety in the working environment.
Learning and Development
- Undertakes specialist training required to develop and maintain their own and others proficiency in response to changes in clinical practice and emerging techniques, demonstrating high levels of competence within professional body requirements.
- Reflects on and evaluates own practice and identifies areas of development by setting appropriate objectives via appraisal and clinical supervision.
- Initiates and develops research and development programmes appropriate to clinical practice.
- Creates and delivers specialist training and development programmes for Band 6 District Nurses, within teams and to other services, teams or agencies.
- Provides high quality, specialist advice, support and supervision related to clinical specialism to Band 6 Nurses, other practitioners, agencies and individuals.
- Ensures appraisals for direct reports are undertaken in accordance with Trust policy; manages performance which falls below standard in accordance with the appropriate HR policies and processes seeking support from senior staff where required.
- Supports the ongoing learning and development of others including students, preceptees and apprentices.
- Is an active mentor assessor for student nurses and an advocate for increasing student learner numbers in practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
This District Nurse Lead role will support and address the needs of both the professional and the leadership agenda of community services. The role is a specialist nurse has direct responsibility for a complex caseload whilst providing specialist training, advice, mentorship teaching and support to Nurses and their teams.
Leading on complex clinical caseload including long term conditions and multi pathologies. Providing specialist clinical advice to their teams using evidence-based research and practice. Providing clinical supervision and mentorship to band 6 Community Nurses. Providing professional support to the management and leadership delivery of the service.
Dimensions
- To lead with strongly held values around equality, diversity, inclusion and openness.
- Responsibility for budgetary control as an authorised signature
- To work collaboratively and across organisational boundaries specifically in collaboration with other local District Nursing employers and partner organisations
- To provide a structure of ongoing clinical supervisory support for band 6 Nurses
- To take shared accountability with the Heads of Service / Team Manager for the financial resources and workforce resourcing of the community services
- Working in a number of locations across the City of Nottingham
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Utilises highly developed specialised and advanced clinical knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad-based knowledge, experience, and competence as a qualified District Nurse
- Where appropriate to service delivery, demonstrates highly developed physical skills requiring accuracy and dexterity e.g., moving and handling techniques, clinical procedures, diagnostic tests.
- Demonstrates independent practice responding to social, scientific, clinical, and ethical issues which are encountered.
- Makes complex judgements requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options by integrating complex knowledge sources in new and/or unfamiliar contexts.
- Responsible for complex clinical pathways
- Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self-care and empowerment Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard
- Prioritises their own workload and that of the wider team (specifically that of the band 6 District Nurses) within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.
- Provides and receives complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication.
- Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of complaints and compliments.
- To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements
Leadership
- Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values around equality, diversity inclusion and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with direct reports, management team and other key individuals across the organisation.
- Ensures that a professional service and positive image for CityCare is maintained at all times, thereby acting as a role model to all staff.
- Works collaboratively with Heads of Service and Clinical Services Managers in the leadership and development of community services.
- Works collaboratively with the Director Nursing and AHPs
- Ensures the effective and efficient use of resources e.g., staff, supplies within their own sphere of responsibility.
- Demonstrates leadership and innovation in contexts which are unfamiliar, complex, and unpredictable that require solving problems involving many interacting factors.
- Demonstrates the ability to delegate, organise and prioritise workload to ensure the safe delivery of the service including the management of referrals and discharges utilising locally agreed support mechanisms e.g., safety huddles, MDTs, and making judgements in complex situations.
- Demonstrates resilience when responding to challenge, change and complex or difficult situations.
- Demonstrates clinical leadership, initiative and creativity in developing projects inspiring others to be positive in their contribution to continuous improvement.
- Clearly articulates the expected clinical standards of the service, monitors and identifies where standards are not met and takes action to address.
- Ensures that all objectives, for self and those directly responsible for, are clearly defined within the wider CityCare structures and in line with CityCare objectives, using the appraisal process as a vehicle for this.
- Takes responsibility for their own and others health and safety in the working environment.
Learning and Development
- Undertakes specialist training required to develop and maintain their own and others proficiency in response to changes in clinical practice and emerging techniques, demonstrating high levels of competence within professional body requirements.
- Reflects on and evaluates own practice and identifies areas of development by setting appropriate objectives via appraisal and clinical supervision.
- Initiates and develops research and development programmes appropriate to clinical practice.
- Creates and delivers specialist training and development programmes for Band 6 District Nurses, within teams and to other services, teams or agencies.
- Provides high quality, specialist advice, support and supervision related to clinical specialism to Band 6 Nurses, other practitioners, agencies and individuals.
- Ensures appraisals for direct reports are undertaken in accordance with Trust policy; manages performance which falls below standard in accordance with the appropriate HR policies and processes seeking support from senior staff where required.
- Supports the ongoing learning and development of others including students, preceptees and apprentices.
- Is an active mentor assessor for student nurses and an advocate for increasing student learner numbers in practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Post registration experience as a District Nurse.
- District Nurse/ Teaching Qualification/ Practice Educator
- High level of I.T competency skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook Email
Desirable
- NMP V300
- Management qualification
- Dreams Course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of nurse leadership and management
- Experience of managing a team
- Experience of dealing with Difficult and complex patients
- Experience of leadership
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of audit processes and carrying out investigations in relation to quality and patient safety.
- Preparation of written reports.
- Successfully managing people
- Using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel to a high standard.
- Training, events planning for publicising and promoting services.
- Evidence of being able to work autonomously.
- Managing performance
Desirable
- Evidence of developing strategies, clinical guidance and policies
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise.
- Negotiation skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the need to undertake risk assessments.
- Policies related to frail elderly, LD, dementia.
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- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritise work /manage deadlines.
- Ability to manage multiple and competing demands, work autonomously, and deliver on agreed objectives and targets accurately within tight deadlines.
- Ability to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage change effectively
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service 08:00-18:00
- Ability to work out of hours/ weekends/bank holidays.
- Full driving licence Essential car user
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Post registration experience as a District Nurse.
- District Nurse/ Teaching Qualification/ Practice Educator
- High level of I.T competency skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook Email
Desirable
- NMP V300
- Management qualification
- Dreams Course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of nurse leadership and management
- Experience of managing a team
- Experience of dealing with Difficult and complex patients
- Experience of leadership
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of audit processes and carrying out investigations in relation to quality and patient safety.
- Preparation of written reports.
- Successfully managing people
- Using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel to a high standard.
- Training, events planning for publicising and promoting services.
- Evidence of being able to work autonomously.
- Managing performance
Desirable
- Evidence of developing strategies, clinical guidance and policies
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise.
- Negotiation skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the need to undertake risk assessments.
- Policies related to frail elderly, LD, dementia.
-
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritise work /manage deadlines.
- Ability to manage multiple and competing demands, work autonomously, and deliver on agreed objectives and targets accurately within tight deadlines.
- Ability to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage change effectively
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service 08:00-18:00
- Ability to work out of hours/ weekends/bank holidays.
- Full driving licence Essential car user
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).
