Job summary
The Locality Service Lead (District Nursing) will be responsible for the operational and clinical leadership of district nursing service within an Enfield geographical area to be determined and lead your teams to meet local and national performance targets as well as quality outcomes for the patient population. The post holder will be required to work at least 20% of their time in a clinical capacity.
You will manage teams of community nurses within a geographical area, including recruitment and appraisal in conjunction with Band 7 staff as appropriate. The post holder will provide strong professional, clinical, operational leadership and management to support the further development and of District Nursing and the integration of adult community nursing teams within the service. As such the post holder has an operational management and clinical leadership role in facilitating high-quality care and the professional development of the nursing staff.
The post holder will lead new ways of working and developing nurse-led services; they will be key in ensuring that based working is sustainable and well supported; ensuring that the nurses work across community nursing and with others within primary, secondary, and social care.
Main duties of the job
- Working closely with the service managers around service redesign and developing new ways of working
- Ensure resources (staff and financial) are prioritized appropriately and used effectively.
- To facilitate improvements in addressing health inequalities by utilizing a variety of initiatives
- Contributes to the development of evidence-based clinical standards, policies, and guidelines.
- Contributes to the strategic implementation of National Service Frameworks
- Able to make decisions based on specialist clinical advice from other practitioners and managers.
- Supports and facilitates multidisciplinary audits, development of care pathways and protocols, and other quality improvement processes.
- Supports the implementation of quality markers, ensuring that these are used to benchmark clinical care and raise standards.
- Work in collaboration with GP practices and other colleagues to lead service re-design initiatives to support commissioning requirements.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work with senior staff to ensure that all first assessments, reassessments, joint assessments, and care plans are carried out effectively in line with ECS Policy
- Ensures nurse prescribing is carried out safely and effectively in line with ECS policy.
- Involves service users and carers in assessment and care planning and development of holistic care packages.
- Develop, review, and evaluate care pathways with other team members and other agencies when appropriate, including clinical risk assessment.
- Works with health and social care partners and commissioners to promote effective and holistic patient care.
- Ensures that patient participation and feedback are embedded in the care provided by the district nursing service leading in its own area and actively contributes to plans across the service and the directorate.
- Ensures effective communication systems are in place to support care programs and care pathways.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work with senior staff to ensure that all first assessments, reassessments, joint assessments, and care plans are carried out effectively in line with ECS Policy
- Ensures nurse prescribing is carried out safely and effectively in line with ECS policy.
- Involves service users and carers in assessment and care planning and development of holistic care packages.
- Develop, review, and evaluate care pathways with other team members and other agencies when appropriate, including clinical risk assessment.
- Works with health and social care partners and commissioners to promote effective and holistic patient care.
- Ensures that patient participation and feedback are embedded in the care provided by the district nursing service leading in its own area and actively contributes to plans across the service and the directorate.
- Ensures effective communication systems are in place to support care programs and care pathways.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- RGN (NMC). DN SPQ Practice Teacher V300/100 Prescribing
- Management /Leadership qualification or equivalent experience Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Education, Knowledge, and experience to master's level or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a management/ leadership role.
- Experience of managing a large team.
- Be responsible for a significant budget.
- Identifying and interpreting Policies and changes.
- Operational management
- Good Knowledge of risk management and governance.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Good analytical and problem -solving skills.
- Ability to respond to unexpected demands.
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions.
- Good communications skills written and verbal.
- Negotiation skills.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Motivate self and others
- Team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change.
- Good I.T. skills, knowledge of Microsoft applications.
OTHER
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Desirable
- Car driver with Full UK License
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- RGN (NMC). DN SPQ Practice Teacher V300/100 Prescribing
- Management /Leadership qualification or equivalent experience Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Education, Knowledge, and experience to master's level or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a management/ leadership role.
- Experience of managing a large team.
- Be responsible for a significant budget.
- Identifying and interpreting Policies and changes.
- Operational management
- Good Knowledge of risk management and governance.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Good analytical and problem -solving skills.
- Ability to respond to unexpected demands.
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions.
- Good communications skills written and verbal.
- Negotiation skills.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Motivate self and others
- Team working, interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills, importance of a positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change.
- Good I.T. skills, knowledge of Microsoft applications.
OTHER
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Desirable
- Car driver with Full UK License
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).
