District Nurse Team Lead inRoyal Borough of Greenwich inRoyal Borough of Greenwich PUBLISHED 8 DEC 2023
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust rGNKMGB5
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- To assess, plan, implement and provide regular evaluation of healthcare needs in conjunction with patients, their carers and otherappropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Prioritisation, organisation and appropriate delegation of theresponsibilities and workloads within the team will be required toensure efficient and effective service provision.
- To be responsible for the caseload management of patients within the practice population.
- To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues andevents in Primary Health Care.
- To actively participate and influence the developments of Communitynursing services.
- To provide support and health education programmes for patients and carers through effective interpersonal skills.
- To work flexibly and relieve colleagues/ rotate within the trust asrequired and requested by the line manager to meet the needs of theservice.
- To work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g.attend meetings of Primary Health Care Team.
- To ensure own mandatory training and team members mandatorytraining is kept up to date in line with Trust policies
- Ability to use Information Technology including Word, email and theinternet and RIO
- Participation in complaint investigations, when requested
- BSc Specialist Community Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing.
- District Nursing managing team experience 2 yrs
- Experience of change management and implementing in practice
- Management/Leadership Course
- Mentorship Course or recognised alternative
This role combines management responsibility for the District Nursing Team and nursing responsibility for a defined patient case load. The focus of this role is to ensure that safe and effective, high quality evidence based care is delivered in an efficient and cost effective manner, ensuring that performance management targets are met and evidenced through data production and analysis.
The Managerial domain of this post involves the requirement for innovative leadership and professional support for the community team, ensuring effective utilisation of resources within a delegated Team.
The clinical responsibilities for this role as named nurse for a Community Nursing Team will include the assessment of patient need, delivery and evaluation of care interventions in line with evidence based practice.
To provide advanced clinical case management for patients with multiple long term conditions, living in the community who are at risk of deteriorating health and preventing unnecessary A&E attendances and hospital admissions.
To facilitate early and timely discharges from hospital, and to prevent unnecessary longer length of stay. To perform as an expert clinical advisor, and to provide leadership and management.
This will involve strong relationships with Specialist Teams, and GPs to facilitate optimal joint working on care for patients with complex needs and long term conditions.
The post holder will lead a team of nurses and support staff with theresponsibility of managing the care for a defined caseload.
Community Nurses work as part of a team delivering high quality evidencebased nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes andclinical environments. As part of a District Nursing team you will have arole placing emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation as well as curative and palliative care.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and will assess, plan,implement and evaluate patient care and also participate in the training ofpatients, relatives, carers, students and other health care professionals.
The successful candidate will be part of a progressive and supportive team environment located in South East London. Our District Nursing Service delivers care to a diverse population across the London Royal Borough of Greenwich within patient's homes.
You will be committed to the development of the team through effective leadership and be given the opportunity to develop your own clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based care and an active personal development plan. You must possess excellent communication, assessment and care planning skills and have an excellent knowledge of clinical standards. At least a year of experience of managing a District Nurse team caseload is essential to the role.
- To assess, plan, implement and provide regular evaluation of healthcare needs in conjunction with patients, their carers and otherappropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Prioritisation, organisation and appropriate delegation of theresponsibilities and workloads within the team will be required toensure efficient and effective service provision.
- To be responsible for the caseload management of patients within the practice population.
- To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues andevents in Primary Health Care.
- To actively participate and influence the developments of Communitynursing services.
- To provide support and health education programmes for patients and carers through effective interpersonal skills.
- To work flexibly and relieve colleagues/ rotate within the trust asrequired and requested by the line manager to meet the needs of theservice.
- To work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g.attend meetings of Primary Health Care Team.
- To ensure own mandatory training and team members mandatorytraining is kept up to date in line with Trust policies
- Ability to use Information Technology including Word, email and theinternet and RIO
- Participation in complaint investigations, when requested
- BSc Specialist Community Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing.
- District Nursing managing team experience 2 yrs
- Experience of change management and implementing in practice
- Management/Leadership Course
- Mentorship Course or recognised alternative
This role combines management responsibility for the District Nursing Team and nursing responsibility for a defined patient case load. The focus of this role is to ensure that safe and effective, high quality evidence based care is delivered in an efficient and cost effective manner, ensuring that performance management targets are met and evidenced through data production and analysis.
The Managerial domain of this post involves the requirement for innovative leadership and professional support for the community team, ensuring effective utilisation of resources within a delegated Team.
The clinical responsibilities for this role as named nurse for a Community Nursing Team will include the assessment of patient need, delivery and evaluation of care interventions in line with evidence based practice.
To provide advanced clinical case management for patients with multiple long term conditions, living in the community who are at risk of deteriorating health and preventing unnecessary A&E attendances and hospital admissions.
To facilitate early and timely discharges from hospital, and to prevent unnecessary longer length of stay. To perform as an expert clinical advisor, and to provide leadership and management.
This will involve strong relationships with Specialist Teams, and GPs to facilitate optimal joint working on care for patients with complex needs and long term conditions.
The post holder will lead a team of nurses and support staff with theresponsibility of managing the care for a defined caseload.
Community Nurses work as part of a team delivering high quality evidencebased nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes andclinical environments. As part of a District Nursing team you will have arole placing emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation as well as curative and palliative care.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and will assess, plan,implement and evaluate patient care and also participate in the training ofpatients, relatives, carers, students and other health care professionals.
The successful candidate will be part of a progressive and supportive team environment located in South East London. Our District Nursing Service delivers care to a diverse population across the London Royal Borough of Greenwich within patient's homes.
You will be committed to the development of the team through effective leadership and be given the opportunity to develop your own clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based care and an active personal development plan. You must possess excellent communication, assessment and care planning skills and have an excellent knowledge of clinical standards. At least a year of experience of managing a District Nurse team caseload is essential to the role.
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