Job summary
District Nurse Team Leader - Band 7 - 37.5 hours - Permanent
We are currently looking to recruit a Band 7 Community Specialist Practitioner Team Leader within our District Nursing service. You will be allocated to work in one of the 5 neighbourhoods however the role may require you to work across any of the localities as a service need requirement.
You will have day to day responsibility for managing the provision of clinical services within a defined area, in response to identified need and strategic priority.
You will hold continuing responsibility for the patients within a defined caseload, assessing the health needs and organising resources to meet these needs.
You will be required to effectively deploy and manage human and financial resources to ensure safe and responsive clinical service delivery within the team's sphere of work.
You must provide clinical leadership and be the first point of contact to front line staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders to enable prompt management response to operational issues.
You will be required to manage the processes for assessing and performance managing clinical activity within their sphere of responsibility.
You must be able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and the ability to apply evidenced based practice. You must be able to display effective communication skills with patients, family, carers as well as the wider Multi professional workforce.
Main duties of the job
To have day to day responsibility for managing the provision of clinical services within a defined area, in response to identified need and strategic priority.
Has continuing responsibility for the patients within a defined caseload, assessing the health needs and organising resources to meet these needs.
To effectively deploy and manage human and financial resources to ensure safe and responsive clinical service delivery within the team's sphere of work.
To provide clinical leadership and be the first point of contact to front line staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders to enable prompt management response to operational issues.
To manage the processes for assessing and performance managing clinical activity within their sphere of responsibility.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration
- Registered General Nurse with District Nursing qualification (Diploma/Degree/PgDip)
- Band 6 Experience in a DN team.
- Mentorship qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- HR Skills training or equivalent
- Leadership/Management training or qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Risk Management experience.
- Wide understanding of community services and local and national objectives.
- Knowledge of Primary Care working and practices
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice and evaluation of outcomes
- IT skills/Computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience of managing HR procedures.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Extensive knowledge in managing & co-ordinating patients with complex care needs.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Evidence of commitment to sustained professional development including leadership
- Demonstrate solution focussed approach and 'can do' attitude.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Effective leadership skills Problem solving and change management skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly in response to changing priorities
- Ability to respond to and lead in national and local developments in policy and clinical procedures.
- Ability to challenge current practice and make recommendations for service development and improvement.
- Reflective Practitioner
Desirable
- Evidence of change management skills to improve patient care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing staff
- Experience of caseload management.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of resource management
- Experience of leading on the appraisal process and staff induction and development.
- Experience of monitoring quality and team standards within District Nursing.
- Evidence of managing team clinical audit and complaints process.
- Evidence of managing incidents and risks at team level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration
- Registered General Nurse with District Nursing qualification (Diploma/Degree/PgDip)
- Band 6 Experience in a DN team.
- Mentorship qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- HR Skills training or equivalent
- Leadership/Management training or qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Risk Management experience.
- Wide understanding of community services and local and national objectives.
- Knowledge of Primary Care working and practices
- Knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice and evaluation of outcomes
- IT skills/Computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience of managing HR procedures.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Extensive knowledge in managing & co-ordinating patients with complex care needs.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Evidence of commitment to sustained professional development including leadership
- Demonstrate solution focussed approach and 'can do' attitude.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Effective leadership skills Problem solving and change management skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly in response to changing priorities
- Ability to respond to and lead in national and local developments in policy and clinical procedures.
- Ability to challenge current practice and make recommendations for service development and improvement.
- Reflective Practitioner
Desirable
- Evidence of change management skills to improve patient care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing staff
- Experience of caseload management.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of resource management
- Experience of leading on the appraisal process and staff induction and development.
- Experience of monitoring quality and team standards within District Nursing.
- Evidence of managing team clinical audit and complaints process.
- Evidence of managing incidents and risks at team level
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).
