Job summary
We are seeking to appoint an innovative Specialist Practitioner District Nursing Sister. You must hold the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification. You will manage a District Nursing team within the Greenwich (Twilight Team) directorate of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidates will be part of a progressive and supportive team located in South East London. Our District Nursing Service delivers care to a diverse population across the boroughs of Greenwich.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, conscientious, adaptable DN sister and team player with highly developed nursing skills.
You must be able to work on your own initiative. Previous clinical team management experience is essential.
In our district nursing teams, due to the requirement to be able to travel between patients' homes in a timely manner, a full UK driver's licence, with a Business Insurance is essential as well as access to a car for work purposes.
You will be committed to the development of the team through effective leadership and be given the opportunity to develop your own clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based care and an active personal development plan.
These posts are not suitable for RMN or Learning Disability nurses.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead a team of nurses and support staff with the responsibility of managing the care for a defined caseload, during the out of hours period from 5pm to 11pm..
Community Nurses work as part of a team delivering high quality evidence based nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes and clinical environments. As part of a District Nursing team you will have a role placing emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation as well as curative and palliative care.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and also participate in the training of patients, relatives, carers, students and other health care professionals
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, plan, implement and provide regular evaluation of health care needs in conjunction with patients, their carers and other appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Prioritisation, organisation and appropriate delegation of the responsibilities and workloads within the team will be required to ensure efficient and effective service provisions.
- To be responsible for the caseload management of patients within the practice population.
- To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues and events in Primary Health Care.
- To actively participate and influence the developments of Community nursing services.
- To provide support and health education programmes for patients and carers through effective interpersonal skills.
- To work flexibly and relieve colleagues/ rotate within the trust as required and requested by the line manager to meet the needs of the service.
- To work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g. attend meetings of Primary Health Care Team.
- To ensure own mandatory training and team members mandatory training is kept up to date in line with Trust policies.
- Ability to use Information Technology including Word, email and the internet and RIO.
- Participation in complaint investigations, when requested.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience.Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
- If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, plan, implement and provide regular evaluation of health care needs in conjunction with patients, their carers and other appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Prioritisation, organisation and appropriate delegation of the responsibilities and workloads within the team will be required to ensure efficient and effective service provisions.
- To be responsible for the caseload management of patients within the practice population.
- To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues and events in Primary Health Care.
- To actively participate and influence the developments of Community nursing services.
- To provide support and health education programmes for patients and carers through effective interpersonal skills.
- To work flexibly and relieve colleagues/ rotate within the trust as required and requested by the line manager to meet the needs of the service.
- To work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g. attend meetings of Primary Health Care Team.
- To ensure own mandatory training and team members mandatory training is kept up to date in line with Trust policies.
- Ability to use Information Technology including Word, email and the internet and RIO.
- Participation in complaint investigations, when requested.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience.Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
- If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical experience at band 5 or equivalent in an acute or community settingchieved
- Experience of receiving and delivering clinical supervision.
- Extensive experience of assessing and providing care to people with complex and long-term conditions.
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Specialist Community Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing
- oRegistered General Nurse
Desirable
- Independent Nursing Non-Medical prescribing
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written to manage difficult situations/conflict with positive outcome Communication and relationship skills
- Proactively seeks opportunities for service improvement and solution findings Admin/clerical skills
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and influence delivery of expert clinical care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical experience at band 5 or equivalent in an acute or community settingchieved
- Experience of receiving and delivering clinical supervision.
- Extensive experience of assessing and providing care to people with complex and long-term conditions.
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Specialist Community Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing
- oRegistered General Nurse
Desirable
- Independent Nursing Non-Medical prescribing
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written to manage difficult situations/conflict with positive outcome Communication and relationship skills
- Proactively seeks opportunities for service improvement and solution findings Admin/clerical skills
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and influence delivery of expert clinical care.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Twilight Team Greenwich District Nursing
Greenwich Twilight DN Teams Bungalow 4 Wensley Close
Eltham
SE9 5AB
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
