Senior Community Lead Nurse

Job Overview

Exciting new opportunity for a Senior Community Nurse Lead role within Community Service. We are looking for a compassionate, hardworking and motivated Senior Leader to join our Community nursing team in the South East Essex area on a permanent basis at Band
7. This is an opportunity for a developing leader to gain experience and enhance their skills.

Exciting new opportunity for a Senior Community Nurse Lead role within Community Service. We are looking for a compassionate, hardworking and motivated Senior Leader to join our Community nursing team in the South East Essex area on a permanent basis at Band
7. This is an opportunity for a developing leader to gain experience and enhance their skills. You will have responsibility for managing & leading the community nurses. In addition you will support the team in Triaging calls/referrals and providing unplanned care to patients within the community setting. You will liaise closely with other members of the wider MDT as well as with patients and their families, therefore excellent communication and IT skills are essential.

To provide clinical leadership within the South East community nursing service. To provide specialist advice in community nursing and to be the interface with primary and acute care. To hold close working relationships with partners and to engage in local system transformations.

• To provide expert senior leadership within the team. To work autonomously within the guidelines and the policies and procedures of the Trust.
• Provide leadership advice and support to colleagues as per Manager's Handbook.
• To work in conjunction with other Team Managers/Leaders and Head of Community Nursing ensuring that all services work collaboratively to provide best possible quality of care to patients 24/7.
• Lead the team in the evaluation and monitoring of the service in conjunction with Head of Community Nursing, including audits, projects, benchmarking, safer staffing, transformational work, etc.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

• Work bank:
  You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share:
  Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Important note:

please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references. As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on or…