Community nursing team leader

• Do you want to make a real and valuable difference to patients in their own homes?
• Would you like to join a service that will give you the time and space to learn, with a comprehensive nursing induction programme and clinical supervision?
• Can you lead a team of nursing staff compassionately and inclusively?

We are seeking someone who is adaptable and collaborative, with the potential to grow, and the ability to plan, prioritise and organise their work, to join our neighbourhood nursing service.

Due to the nature of the role, you will need a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for this role

The neighbourhood nursing teams provide nursing care for patients, aged 18 and over who are housebound within the Medway area, delivering a range of personalised care and treatment to those with complex and long-term conditions, supporting people to stay safe and well at home.

You will be a registered nurse or paramedic responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.

You will lead and manage a Neighbourhood Nursing Team in Strood, geographically aligned to a locality 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. You will work as part of the integrated health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries.

liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies, they will deliver individualised care to patients.

The service operates a 7am to 7pm service, 365 days in the year. You will need to work a mixture of the following shift times to cover the needs the service: 7am to 3pm, 8.30am to 4.30pm and 11am to 7pm.

You will need to have a District Nursing qualification / community practitioner pathway or be willing to commence this training within 1 year of starting.

• Here at Medway Community Healthcare we believe we have taken huge steps to put the health and wellbeing of our people at the heart of what we do.
  
  Our aim is to 'Make life Better' at work and in doing so we have developed ahealth and wellbeing strategy which pulls together quality resources and support offers for staff and line managers to effectively meet the health and wellbeing needs of their teams. We are proud to have been awarded Gold in the Medway Workplace Wellbeing Awards and our health and wellbeing allies ensure our people's health and wellbeing is a priority.
• Our Inclusion Ambassadors help us to achieve our vision of a compassionate and inclusive culture, helping to create a sense of belonging where people will want to stay and thrive, and promoting a culture of civility, respect and inclusion.
• We can offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension and our Group Personal Pension with Scottish Widows.

The small print

We are a small social enterprise providing NHS services, and as such, we cannot take overseas nursing candidates who do not already have full UK registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. We cannot support candidates with their OSCE preparation, OSCE exam, accommodation and pastoral care. As such, if you are not able to provide us with your NMC PIN on your application, we will not be able to shortlist you.

Person specification

Criteria

Qualifications

Recognised degree in adult nursing

Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing Midwifery Council register

Evidence of further study

Mentorship or training qualification

District Nursing qualification / community practitioner pathway or willingness to commence within 1 year of starting

Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training

Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g. in elderly care, chronic disease management, long term conditions, rehabilitation

Experience

Post graduate accumulative experience in the fields of elderly/ rehabilitation/ community/ intermediate care/ long term conditions/acute illness.

Experience of delivering education and teaching.

Proven and evidence of experience in an autonomous practitioner role

Experience of working in the…