Job summary
An exiting opportunity has arisen to join North Tyneside Community Nursing Service, as a Clinical Operational Lead/ Neighbourhood Matron working across a cluster of Practices within a defined geographical area. The CommunityClinical Neighbourhood Matron will have overall responsibility for identification of vulnerable patients who are at risk and also those frequently admitted to hospital by proactive case management working with Specialist Nurses, Medical colleagues, Palliative Care, IntermediateCare, Social Care and AHP's. The aim is to reduce admissions and improve quality of life. In addition, the post holder will lead and be responsible for District Nursing teams within the neighbourhood by developing new effective ways of working.
The Clinical Neighbourhood Matron role models compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust demonstrating the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style, engaging, enabling and empowering others, promotingownership of learning and quality improvement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for operational management and clinical leadership across a primary care network working directly to the Senior Manager, maintaining a high standard of care delivery to patients, clients and relatives.
The post holder will be required to represent the Community Nursing service, working with other health and social care providers to shapean integrated whole system approach to service delivery across the primary care network.
The post holder will work towards advanced professional practice including advanced clinical skills, medicines management, leadership, supporting self-care management and forge interagency and partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-existing long term conditions. In addition, the post holder will work proactively to reduce unplanned hospitaladmissions and facilitate earlier discharge from hospital.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder requires a high level of communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide effective leadership and strategic direction, facilitate change and foster conducive working relationships within services, the Trust and partner organisations. The post holder will be required to maintain good working relationships and communication links with a variety of key stakeholders. They will be responsible for chairing meetings/professional forums, for example where issuespresented are likely to be challenged.
You will be required to have studied to Masters or equivalent level of knowledge or experience and be a Registered Nurse with a Specialist Practitioner or equivalent qualification e.g. BSc (Hons), DPSN, DN Cert etc. and Advanced clinical assessment skills E.G. NACAN, Clinical assessment and history taking or working towards with completion within 2 years of appointment and Extended and Supplementary Prescribing qualification or an ability to achieve this within 2 years of appointment. You will also need a Teaching and mentoring qualification or proof of equivalent experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder requires a high level of communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide effective leadership and strategic direction, facilitate change and foster conducive working relationships within services, the Trust and partner organisations. The post holder will be required to maintain good working relationships and communication links with a variety of key stakeholders. They will be responsible for chairing meetings/professional forums, for example where issuespresented are likely to be challenged.
You will be required to have studied to Masters or equivalent level of knowledge or experience and be a Registered Nurse with a Specialist Practitioner or equivalent qualification e.g. BSc (Hons), DPSN, DN Cert etc. and Advanced clinical assessment skills E.G. NACAN, Clinical assessment and history taking or working towards with completion within 2 years of appointment and Extended and Supplementary Prescribing qualification or an ability to achieve this within 2 years of appointment. You will also need a Teaching and mentoring qualification or proof of equivalent experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent level of knowledge or experience
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Practitioner or equivalent qualification e.g. BSc (Hons), DPSN, DN Cert etc.
- Advanced clinical assessment skills E.G. NACAN, Clinical assessment and history taking or working towards with completion within 2 years of appointment
- Extended and Supplementary Prescribing qualification or an ability to achieve this within 2 years of appointment.
- Teaching and mentoring qualification or proof of equivalent experience.
- Educated to postgraduate level or equivalent portfolio of experience.
- Appropriate management qualification or equivalent experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent level of knowledge or experience
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Practitioner or equivalent qualification e.g. BSc (Hons), DPSN, DN Cert etc.
- Advanced clinical assessment skills E.G. NACAN, Clinical assessment and history taking or working towards with completion within 2 years of appointment
- Extended and Supplementary Prescribing qualification or an ability to achieve this within 2 years of appointment.
- Teaching and mentoring qualification or proof of equivalent experience.
- Educated to postgraduate level or equivalent portfolio of experience.
- Appropriate management qualification or equivalent experience.
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).
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).
