District Nurse INT

Band 7 District Nurse – Bury Town Integrated Neighbourhood Team

We are recruiting a Band 7 District Nurse to work 45 hours per week in Bury Town. This position may be part time or full time.

Your role will include working alongside two other District Nurses within an Integrated Neighbourhood Team that includes Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and support staff. You will be at the front line of care, delivering medical care to patients in their own homes with expert support.

Requirements: a specialised District Nursing degree, Adult Nursing qualification, NHS work experience is essential and Community Nursing experience desirable.

• To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this locality and provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
• To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence‑based practise to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.
• To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence‑based practice.
• To lead service development of integrated services in the locality, in partnership with peers and colleagues.
• To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.
• To monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.

A rewarding role that helps maintain patients’ independence and freedom while providing exemplary medical care within a supportive Integrated Community Team.