Job summary
Are you a qualified District Nurse with the Specialist Practitioner Qualification? Are you looking for an exciting and challenging role in a friendly and supportive community care team? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate District Nurses with excellent communication skills and great leadership skills to motivate and support others to maintain the delivery of high quality, proactive and safe care that we at HDFT strive to achieve.
Main duties of the job
To lead and manage a team in the provision of an community nursing care for a defined locality
Establish high quality programmes of evidenced based care for individual patients referred to the team.
Ensure the implementation and evaluation of care in conjunction with other agencies incorporating statutory and voluntary services
Line manage a team with varying skill mix
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a forward thinking service with a real sense of community and pride ourselves on our ability to support people in their own homes. Join us and support our vision of delivering the right care, first time, every time.
Bases in Adult Community Services include Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough, covering both rural and urban areas.
We strongly encourage you to contact us to arrange an informal visit to learn more about the service we provide and meet our teams.
For a list of all of the responsibilities of the role and a detailed job description and personal specification please refer to the attached documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a forward thinking service with a real sense of community and pride ourselves on our ability to support people in their own homes. Join us and support our vision of delivering the right care, first time, every time.
Bases in Adult Community Services include Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough, covering both rural and urban areas.
We strongly encourage you to contact us to arrange an informal visit to learn more about the service we provide and meet our teams.
For a list of all of the responsibilities of the role and a detailed job description and personal specification please refer to the attached documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- Post Reg District Nursing Qualification
Desirable
- Degree in Community Health Care Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification community experience
- Experience of managing caseloads
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Clinical Supervision/Leadership/Supervisory Experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- Post Reg District Nursing Qualification
Desirable
- Degree in Community Health Care Nursing
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification community experience
- Experience of managing caseloads
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Clinical Supervision/Leadership/Supervisory Experience
Desirable
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
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Care Team Knaresborough, Ripon and Harrogate
Ripon, Harrogate and Knaresborough
HG2 8PB
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
