This role emphasises patient-centered care, where the District Nursing Sister will engage with patients and their families, fostering informed choices regarding health needs. The Trust values inclusivity and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds, offering a supportive work environment with opportunities for career progression and in-house training.
Come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust as a District Nursing Sister for the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team. As a District Nursing Sister you will manage a clinical caseload under the delegation of the team leader as well as exercising leadership and management of a defined community DN team to ensure good clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, and a strong in-house training programme.
Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence-based practice. You will have a passion and enthusiasm to care for patients in their own homes.
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Maintain required competencies, as identified in the Band 6 Community Nurse competency framework, in order to effectively undertake patient assessment, care planning and immediate care needs.
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Support staff to complete holistic assessment and reassessment of all health and nursing needs, ensuring that every patient has an overview of health and nursing need recorded.
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You will manage a complex and diverse caseload of patients
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Support teams to provide information to patients, their families, and carers both formal and informal, so that they can make informed choices about current and future care needs.
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Provide clinical support, leadership, and guidance to all staff to ensure that evidence-based care and clinical practice are maintained in Community Nursing Teams.
About us
The must haves for this role:
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Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes.
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A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes.
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Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role.
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Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with NMC Pin
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible
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