Job summary
Are you a passionate, and caring district nurse, who can oversee the provision of high-quality holistic care for people in their own home with acute, complex, and long-term conditions?
Do you have excellent clinical skills, leadership and management qualities, ability to implement high standards of patient care, and ensure a positive patient experience? If so, then we would like to meet you.
A vacancy has arisen within the Unplanned Care Team, which has an innovative approach to nursing care. It involves quick responses to patients in their home to assess, plan, manage and evaluate the presenting issue, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and help to facilitate early hospital discharges.
You will be leading a team of qualified nurses, and health care support workers, supported by a community team leader, to take an innovative solution-focused approach to challenging situations.
Unplanned services are committed to supporting continue professional development and we will support you in your ongoing career aspirations.
If this is you, we'd love to hear from you.
Closing Date - 9th February 2025
Shortlisting - WC 10th February 2025
Interview - 3rd March 2025
Main duties of the job
The District Nurse Caseload Manager is a predominantly Clinical role, time will be split with an 80% Clinical and 20% Non-clinical focus.
The Caseload Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day smooth running of the caseload and hold clinical responsibility for the caseload they are managing and leading on, ensuring patients are appropriately assessed and care is delivered in a timely manner with the involvement of patients and carers as appropriate.
The caseload holder will also ensure that team members are appropriately trained, supported and, have the right knowledge, skills, and competencies to meet the requirements of the role.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UKPrior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UKPrior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration/relevant allied health care professional qualification
Desirable
- Teaching/ Assessing in clinical practice
Special Knowledge / Experience / Competence
Essential
- Experience of care co-ordination/care management.
- An awareness of current Health and Social Care policies
Desirable
- Qualification in the management of one or more chronic disease/LTC
- Experience of community health care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration/relevant allied health care professional qualification
Desirable
- Teaching/ Assessing in clinical practice
Special Knowledge / Experience / Competence
Essential
- Experience of care co-ordination/care management.
- An awareness of current Health and Social Care policies
Desirable
- Qualification in the management of one or more chronic disease/LTC
- Experience of community health 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
