Locality Lead Nurse

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

As a Locality Lead Nurse, you will provide leadership, management and support for a team of District Nurses and Community Nurses, who provide care to Patients in their own homes in conjunction with primary, social and acute providers. You will be instrumental in the maintenance and provision of high quality community services and will support the Management team to continually improve and enhance services. You will lead on initiatives, projects and investigations as well as the day to day management of a team Good communication skills and an ability to work without direct supervision are essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

Maintaining Safe Staffing Levels across all District Nursing Teams

Providing clinical oversight of caseloads and complex Patients

Providing supervision and support to all staff

Undertaking 1:1s, Annual appraisals and clinical supervision

Sickness monitoring and staging

Contributing to recruitment and retention

Leading investigations and disciplinaries

Responding to concerns and complaints

Providing reports and analysing data

Providing cover for all teams in the absence of the other Locality Lead Nurses

Attending and Leading Meetings

Supporting managers with the continual improvement by being involved with service changes and initiatives

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Date posted

04 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-05-053

Job locations

Rawmarsh Customer Services Centre

Barbers Avenue

Rawmarsh

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S62 6AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

PIN

Essential

  • Please enter registration

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in or closely with primary and community services
  • Experience of incident and complaint investigation including the development of comprehensive reports and action plans.
  • Recruitment and selection experience
  • Presenting complex information to large groups

Desirable

  • Substantial post registration experience and in particular gained in areas involved in the care of older people and those with long term conditions.
  • Significant experience of staff management working at band 6 level or above

Knowledge

Essential

  • Management and leadership knowledge gained through participation in relevant educational opportunities or through significant experiential learning.
  • Knowledge and experience of providing Clinical Supervision

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (General Adult) or Allied Health Professional with current Registration
  • Educated to first degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Possess a Masters level qualification/MBA or willingness to undertake

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate e.g. ENB 997/998 or equivalent
  • Specialist Practice Qualification
  • Management qualification
Person Specification

PIN

Essential

  • Please enter registration

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in or closely with primary and community services
  • Experience of incident and complaint investigation including the development of comprehensive reports and action plans.
  • Recruitment and selection experience
  • Presenting complex information to large groups

Desirable

  • Substantial post registration experience and in particular gained in areas involved in the care of older people and those with long term conditions.
  • Significant experience of staff management working at band 6 level or above

Knowledge

Essential

  • Management and leadership knowledge gained through participation in relevant educational opportunities or through significant experiential learning.
  • Knowledge and experience of providing Clinical Supervision

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (General Adult) or Allied Health Professional with current Registration
  • Educated to first degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Possess a Masters level qualification/MBA or willingness to undertake

Desirable

  • Teaching certificate e.g. ENB 997/998 or equivalent
  • Specialist Practice Qualification
  • Management qualification

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rawmarsh Customer Services Centre

Barbers Avenue

Rawmarsh

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S62 6AE


Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rawmarsh Customer Services Centre

Barbers Avenue

Rawmarsh

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S62 6AE


Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse for Adult Community Nursing Services

Michelle Hutchinson

Michelle.hutchinson7@nhs.net

07584396103

Date posted

04 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-05-053

Job locations

Rawmarsh Customer Services Centre

Barbers Avenue

Rawmarsh

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S62 6AE


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