Band 6 District Nurse

Job summary

Do you have the Passion, Drive and Ability to deliver high quality compassionate care? We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic District Nurses to join us as permanent members within our friendly and integrated Community Nursing teams based in Hinckley & Bosworth, East South, City East and City West HUBs.

Main duties of the job

Our District Nurses work as part of the team to lead and manage registered and non-registered nurses, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, management and evaluation of care delivered to our patients. Our District Nurses work with Nurses for Complex Care, Senior District Nurses, Senior Nurses for Complex Care, Community Services Matrons and other MDT members to deliver high quality care. You will have responsibility for performance and clinical activity in relation to patient safety, effectiveness of care interventions and patient experience. We offer a formal in-service training programme to facilitate your professional development and you will be fully supported by your senior leadership team. You will also actively participate in regular supervision and appraisal review.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley & Bosworth Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE103DA

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley & Bosworth Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE103DA

Employer's website

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

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