District Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Main duties of the job To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality. To 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 asses, 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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust