Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

District Nursing - Specialist practitioner student

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Job summary

Are you interested in developing your career in the community as a District nurse specialist practitioner?

Would you be proud to be one of only 4000* nurses to hold the DNSPQ title? Are you passionate about delivering expert care in the community? Can you lead by example and act as a role model to staff and patients in delivering evidence-based practice? Do you have experience in staff and caseload management, and are looking for the next big step in your career? Are you dynamic and welcome change?

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

If so, we are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic, innovative and motivated Registered Nurses to undertake the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification course starting Sep 2023 *subject to funding.

You will need :

  • To be a registered nurse with extensive community nursing experience and a range of post basic qualifications.
  • To hold a DipHe in adult nursingor above
  • To be confident in delivering holistic, expert patient care and hold an extensive clinical skill set relevant to community nursing
  • To provide evidence of professional development in your clinical area.
  • To be dedicatedand work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, patients, families and carersto ensure the best possibleoutcomes.
  • To be ready to develop clinical leadership skills to improve healthcare delivery within the Hillingdon Health Economy.
  • To be able to demonstrate your understanding of current practice and policy issues relating to your chosen area of practice.
  • You will need to meet Home Student requirements for sponsorship. This sponsorship opportunity does not attract a work permit. Work Permits are not transferable between NHS organisations.
  • You will need to have full access to a car throughout your practice placement.

About us

This sponsorship opportunity is offering:

  • Sponsorship to study at undergraduate/post graduate level for an NMC registerable qualification Specialist Community Practitioner - District Nursing.
  • The chance to work in one of the largestand most innovative Trusts within the West London area.

Details

Date posted

02 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,163 to £38,762 a year per annum including HCAS (band 5 - band 6 point 2)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-G-HC-1216

Job locations

Multiple DN sites across Hillingdon

Cricketfield Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • A supportive and exciting environment for learning, based within one of our Hillingdon District nursing teams alongside your designated Specialist Community Practice Teacher.
  • Salary: Fixed sponsorship salary on current salary up to a maximum of band 6 pay point 2. Fixed term sponsorship to Specialist Community Practitioner studentship September 2023 August 2024
  • A generous Annual leave entitlement that is embedded within the course spec
  • The opportunity to strengthen your leadership attributes, to become a specialist practitioner, enabling you to lead and bring about change in your practice environment.

*2018 Queens nursing report.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • A supportive and exciting environment for learning, based within one of our Hillingdon District nursing teams alongside your designated Specialist Community Practice Teacher.
  • Salary: Fixed sponsorship salary on current salary up to a maximum of band 6 pay point 2. Fixed term sponsorship to Specialist Community Practitioner studentship September 2023 August 2024
  • A generous Annual leave entitlement that is embedded within the course spec
  • The opportunity to strengthen your leadership attributes, to become a specialist practitioner, enabling you to lead and bring about change in your practice environment.

*2018 Queens nursing report.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC Registration for nursing (Adult Branch)
  • DipHE (or above) qualification equivalent to 120 credits at level 5 (of the Higher Education Credit Framework for England) 2 or evidence of previous education and learning to this level.
  • Evidence of post registration study/learning

Desirable

  • Evidence of continual professional development at level 6.
  • Degree

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working as a registered nurse in a community nursing role
  • Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution.
  • Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload.
  • Experience of managing staff within a team.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of the role of contemporary District Nursing.
  • Knowledge of local and national policies, which influence the provision of primary care services
  • Knowledge of long term conditions management.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of health promotion.
  • Current knowledge of safeguarding & mental capacity assessment.
  • Awareness of the criteria underpinning consent

Desirable

  • Knowledge of assessment of health needs of the local population.
  • Background knowledge of current policy relating to public health and primary care.
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Current NMC Registration for nursing (Adult Branch)
  • DipHE (or above) qualification equivalent to 120 credits at level 5 (of the Higher Education Credit Framework for England) 2 or evidence of previous education and learning to this level.
  • Evidence of post registration study/learning

Desirable

  • Evidence of continual professional development at level 6.
  • Degree

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working as a registered nurse in a community nursing role
  • Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution.
  • Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload.
  • Experience of managing staff within a team.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of the role of contemporary District Nursing.
  • Knowledge of local and national policies, which influence the provision of primary care services
  • Knowledge of long term conditions management.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of health promotion.
  • Current knowledge of safeguarding & mental capacity assessment.
  • Awareness of the criteria underpinning consent

Desirable

  • Knowledge of assessment of health needs of the local population.
  • Background knowledge of current policy relating to public health and primary 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Multiple DN sites across Hillingdon

Cricketfield Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1QG


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Multiple DN sites across Hillingdon

Cricketfield Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1QG


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse for DN and CCT

Rachel Auckland

rachel.auckland@nhs.net

07729108377

Details

Date posted

02 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,163 to £38,762 a year per annum including HCAS (band 5 - band 6 point 2)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-G-HC-1216

Job locations

Multiple DN sites across Hillingdon

Cricketfield Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1QG


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