District Nurse/ Senior Community Nurse inBarking & Dagenham inBarking & Dagenham PUBLISHED
MON 9 DEC 2024
Candidates currently in the Band 6 Development Program are encouraged to apply, and a strong commitment to collaborative working is essential, as the nurse will need to liaise with various health, social, and voluntary agencies. The position also requires a proactive approach to improving care standards and maintaining professional accountability in all nursing practice.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for District Nurses to join our Integrated Teams in Barking and Dagenham.
Thesuccessful candidateswill be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's Values in their day to day work. These are the 5P's:
- Putting people first
- Prioritising quality
- Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
- Being professional and honest
- Promoting what is possible - independence, opportunity and choice
The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
The successful candidates will support their peers and team leader and will be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students. They will have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
The post holders will lead and manage a Community Nursing Team, geographically aligned to GP practices and be responsible for the management of a caseload ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the community. He/She will work as part of the integrated primary/community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies he/she will deliver individualised care to patients. The district nurse works without direct supervision and provides leadership to the community nursing team.
Applications are welcome fromnurses currently undertaking the Band 6 Development Program.
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