Community Nurse Team Manager (Tiverton) inTiverton inTiverton PUBLISHED
THU 31 OCT 2024
As the Community Nurse Team Manager, the incumbent will provide operational leadership for a group of community nurses, collaborating closely with various health and social care professionals to ensure optimal care for patients in their homes. The role requires participation in an on-call clinician rota and encompasses responsibilities such as line managing community nursing teams and working with clinical leaders to maintain a high standard of care delivery. The position offers a supportive work environment with ample opportunities for professional development and a range of employee benefits, emphasizing a healthy work-life balance.
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and well organised Community Nurse to manage the Community Nursing Team for Tiverton and the surrounding area. Based with your team from Tiverton & District Hospital, you will be responsible for ensuring high quality evidence based, place based care.
You will need to have experience in Community Nursing and leading a team. You will work closely with your colleagues across the Community Health and Social Care Pillar, including Urgent Community Response, Community Rehab and Adult Social Care.
Applications are invited from Registered Nurses with the ability to work autonomously, with effective leadership skills to be part of a team committed to excellence in patient care. If you have excellent communication and people skills, would enjoy the challenge of managing a team of community nurses and possess excellent organisational leadership skills, we want to hear from you.
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
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More detail about the role:
The Community Nurse Team Manager will ensure effective day to day operational leadership of a cluster group of community nurses, ensuring that the Community Nursing service delivers its core specification within allocated resources, while managing service delivery against risks. The individual will work closely with the Clinical Matron and Community Services Manager, alongside the wider Integrated Health and Social Care Team, linking community nursing and community matrons into the complex care team.
The post-holder will line manage the wider community nursing teams, the community matrons and work closely with the Clinical Matron and Community Services Manager to ensure that cluster and practice population receive the appropriate care and treatment as close to home as possible, while ensuring that the health and social care is patient centred and delivered to a high standard.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 16:30. This postholder will be part of the on call clinician rota for the Community Care Group, requiring occasional weekend and evening on call working.
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 4th November 2024
For further information please contact: Victoria Martin, Community Services Manager, on or
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
Car lease schemes.
The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
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