Job summary
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is an integrated community and acute trust providing a seamless service to residents of the borough
We are committed to delivering best quality care to our patients closer to home which was reflected by a rating of 'Good' from the Care Quality Commission.
Please click here to see a video on our community nursing team:District Nursing Recruitment Video
We have an exciting opportunity to cover the role of Neighbourhood Nurse Manager in our District Nursing team. This role is for a period of 6 months to cover the current post holder career break.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality service across Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare NHS Trust. Through line management of the Neighbourhood Nurse Leads and working in close collaboration with other clinical colleagues lead the development in the delivery and expansion of an expert Community Nursing service across the organisation.
We would strongly encourage you to contact our Head of Nursing, Annie Anderson to discuss the role in more detail and can answer any questions you may have. Please see her contact details below.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide autonomous, specialist, self-directed care and treatment to patients within a defined area or caseload. Admitting and discharging patients from own caseload as appropriate.
- To provide and undertake home community visits that will deliver direct clinical care, monitoring efficacy and compliance of patients undergoing treatment.
- To undertake advanced clinical care, interventions and procedures commensurate and as required within the specialty.
- To provide expert evidence based advice to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals.
- Employ effective decision making skills to address complex, distressing and sensitive issues and use effective change management skills to complement them.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patient health needs.
- Assess, monitor and evaluate disease activity and drug therapy of patients where necessary by initiating and interpreting clinical data, explaining treatment goals and managing side effects.
- To act as the point of contact for the service.
- To act as an advocate to empower patients, their families and other carers to participate in decisions regarding their care.
- Engage patients and carers/families in the planning and delivery of care and the development of services to enhance the patient experience.
- To ensure optimum liaison and co-ordination of care for patients between primary, community and secondary care.
- To participate in the business planning process for the service participating in the formation of business cases.
- Lead the nursing service review and redesign of pathways ensuring consistency across the organisation and parity of access.
- To develop, influence and update policy, guidelines/protocols and integrated care pathways within the service and implement service improvement, while ensuring a high standard of care continues through ongoing review.
- To provide expert clinical information and advice to patients, carers and GPs and staff through telephone advice lines / email, which is appropriate and responsive.
- To provide effective teaching to individual patients and their families about their condition, treatment options and possible side effects.
- Act as lead investigator to selected clinical incidents and provide reports to a high standard.
- Undertake root cause and trend analyses for complaints and incidents relating to relate to nursing or midwifery, and participate in SI investigations.
- To manage and maintain any disease specific registers as required by the service and participate in National and Local audits and peer reviews as required.
- Prioritise own workload and manage time effectively, ensuring integration with existing support networks.
- Identify risks within the area of responsibility and identify, plan, implement and evaluate strategies to reduce and manage risk.
- To influence strategic development to advance quality of care and enhance the patient experience.
- Utilise research findings, as applicable, in the delivery of specialist patient care, disseminating relevant information to colleagues
- Contribute to the development of research / evidence based practice within the team.
- Identify areas for and participate in nursing and multi-disciplinary research
- Identify areas for and actively participate in clinical audit.
- Take responsibility for maintaining clinical expertise in relation to current research and evidence based practice.
- To represent the Trust at Network meetings.
Work force
- Act as a resource to others by providing specialist teaching and improving knowledge and skills.
- Act as a role model, supervise, mentor and offer peer support to colleagues, junior staff and students in line with Trust Values and Behaviours.
- To share and develop good practice and promote evidence based practice.
- Develop strategies to communicate new developments to staff and other colleagues actively.
- To line manage the team and develop the nursing/midwifery service within the specialty ensuring that performance, appraisals and mandatory training is in accordance with Trust standards.
To participate in the development and delivery of pre-registration and post-registration education effectively in order to deliver the Trusts objectives
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide autonomous, specialist, self-directed care and treatment to patients within a defined area or caseload. Admitting and discharging patients from own caseload as appropriate.
- To provide and undertake home community visits that will deliver direct clinical care, monitoring efficacy and compliance of patients undergoing treatment.
- To undertake advanced clinical care, interventions and procedures commensurate and as required within the specialty.
- To provide expert evidence based advice to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals.
- Employ effective decision making skills to address complex, distressing and sensitive issues and use effective change management skills to complement them.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patient health needs.
- Assess, monitor and evaluate disease activity and drug therapy of patients where necessary by initiating and interpreting clinical data, explaining treatment goals and managing side effects.
- To act as the point of contact for the service.
- To act as an advocate to empower patients, their families and other carers to participate in decisions regarding their care.
- Engage patients and carers/families in the planning and delivery of care and the development of services to enhance the patient experience.
- To ensure optimum liaison and co-ordination of care for patients between primary, community and secondary care.
- To participate in the business planning process for the service participating in the formation of business cases.
- Lead the nursing service review and redesign of pathways ensuring consistency across the organisation and parity of access.
- To develop, influence and update policy, guidelines/protocols and integrated care pathways within the service and implement service improvement, while ensuring a high standard of care continues through ongoing review.
- To provide expert clinical information and advice to patients, carers and GPs and staff through telephone advice lines / email, which is appropriate and responsive.
- To provide effective teaching to individual patients and their families about their condition, treatment options and possible side effects.
- Act as lead investigator to selected clinical incidents and provide reports to a high standard.
- Undertake root cause and trend analyses for complaints and incidents relating to relate to nursing or midwifery, and participate in SI investigations.
- To manage and maintain any disease specific registers as required by the service and participate in National and Local audits and peer reviews as required.
- Prioritise own workload and manage time effectively, ensuring integration with existing support networks.
- Identify risks within the area of responsibility and identify, plan, implement and evaluate strategies to reduce and manage risk.
- To influence strategic development to advance quality of care and enhance the patient experience.
- Utilise research findings, as applicable, in the delivery of specialist patient care, disseminating relevant information to colleagues
- Contribute to the development of research / evidence based practice within the team.
- Identify areas for and participate in nursing and multi-disciplinary research
- Identify areas for and actively participate in clinical audit.
- Take responsibility for maintaining clinical expertise in relation to current research and evidence based practice.
- To represent the Trust at Network meetings.
Work force
- Act as a resource to others by providing specialist teaching and improving knowledge and skills.
- Act as a role model, supervise, mentor and offer peer support to colleagues, junior staff and students in line with Trust Values and Behaviours.
- To share and develop good practice and promote evidence based practice.
- Develop strategies to communicate new developments to staff and other colleagues actively.
- To line manage the team and develop the nursing/midwifery service within the specialty ensuring that performance, appraisals and mandatory training is in accordance with Trust standards.
To participate in the development and delivery of pre-registration and post-registration education effectively in order to deliver the Trusts objectives
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree
- Registered nurse
- Master's degree in relevant discipline or in process of studying to Masters level
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in the specialty.
- Senior clinical experience within speciality
- Managing staff
- Developing and implementing service development initiatives
- Demonstrate experience of change management
- Proven track record of staff development and team working
Desirable
- Effective budget management
- Service/professional presentations to a wide group
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience of managing and leading a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Leadership qualities
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree
- Registered nurse
- Master's degree in relevant discipline or in process of studying to Masters level
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in the specialty.
- Senior clinical experience within speciality
- Managing staff
- Developing and implementing service development initiatives
- Demonstrate experience of change management
- Proven track record of staff development and team working
Desirable
- Effective budget management
- Service/professional presentations to a wide group
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience of managing and leading a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Leadership qualities
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
