Senior District Nurse

CSH Surrey are looking for a forward thinking Senior District Nurse to join their Community team and play an instrumental role in the delivery of high quality, seamless, safe and clinical effective care across a defined neighbourhood within the Spelthorne area.

In this role you will be expected to provide the day-to-day management of a team of Registered Nurses, Associate Practitioner and Healthcare Assistants. You will both coordinate the team activity and also use your own clinical skills to undertake holistic assessments of patients who have complex health and social care needs.

You will ensure that the care delivery meets national and local policy and guidelines, Statutory regulations (CQC/Monitor) and professional body (NMC) requirements.

We are looking for a special individual who also can demonstrate our CARE values because as an organisation we have a passion for helping all of our patients live the healthiest lives they can in their communities.

The main duties of the role include:

Effective communication across a wide variety of stakeholders, including GPs, Adult Social Care, acute and community hospitals, borough councils and the local voluntary sector.

Attention to detail, ensuring that all patient needs are met and accurate record keeping reflects this.

The triaging of patient need and the ability to prioritise clinical activity. The provision of advice and guidance to junior staff and positive role modelling within the team.

Knowledge of palliative care within the community and the importance of timely patient interventions at this time.

The recognition of when issues need to be flagged, including the requirement to work closely with Safeguarding if concerns are identified and raised.

Being open and receptive to service development, including the implementation of new ways of working and general problem solving.

Ensuring that the quality of service provision is monitored and can be evidenced. Promote the effective and efficient use of resources.

Provide the first line management for staff within the team, actively participating in HR issues as appropriate.

CSHSurrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including thecare certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access tothe Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called

The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices areheard at Board level.

CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates fromall backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying forand if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

Principal duties to include. Communication Effective communication with Primary Care, social services, acute and community hospital staff, borough council and local voluntary sector

Utilises a range of effective communication skills, tools and techniques that meet theneeds of the patients and carers and is able to effectively overcome any barriers to communication and understanding.

Takes appropriate action on potential complex and conflicting perspectives of choiceof care options between staff, patients, carers and other disciplines or agencies. Actively participates in relevant professional and organisational networks and contributes to meetings and working groups. Ensures daily team hand-over is effective within across a defined locality so that changesin patient condition are discussed and junior staff or students are supported.

Communicates effectively with other professionals across agencies and disciplines where information sharing agreements are in place and as agreed by…