Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
Gloucester ICT Community Nursing Team are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to support the team in delivery of patient care in their own homes.
Community experience is essential with the ability to demonstrate a full range of community competencies. You will support and lead a team whilst caring for a complex and diverse caseload, working closely with your peers, wider integrated community team and GP practice staff.The role will entail triage in the referral centre (usually 2-3 times a month and a late shift (usually 1 a week) .
Our shifts are 8-4pm, 12-8pm- with one weekend a month on a rolling rota (days in lieu given).
Gloucester ICT is a great place to work with an extremely supportive team, and the opportunity to apply for the DNSPQ (Pg Dip) to potentially gain District Nurse status.
If this post interests you we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Main duties of the job- To enable patients to live well within their communities, with a focus on physical health needs and wider holistic needs.
- Lead Multidisciplinary Team meetings meeting as required- including GP supported clinical meetings (Gold Standards Framework or Case Management reviews)
- Communicate and liaise with the Multidisciplinary ICT, Gloucestershire Care Services (GCS) and Gloucestershire County Council, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as well as other referring acute and community hospitals
- Discuss patient's conditions with them as appropriate and relay accurately and contemporaneously back to appropriate colleagues.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To Practice as a senior member of the community nursing team, working within the Integrated Community Teams (ICTs)
- To provide a case management approach to care for an identified number of patients working closely with GPs, the ICTs and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies.
- To provide advice, information and education to patients and carers - enabling patients to enjoy maximum independence, health and wellbeing, enabling people to live well at home
- To complement the urgent care services to support admission avoidance .
- To support peers and operational managers.
Person specification
Length and nature of appropriate experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Experience of managing long term condition and complex patients
- Evidence of post-registration education and training
- Consolidated experience of community nursing practice
- Demonstrate working in a team
- Managing and leading other members of your team
- Demonstrate understanding of triage process.
Appropriate experience
Essential criteria- Community Nursing Qualifications-For the DN role, the Specialist Practitioner qualification in Community/ District Nursing is essential at diploma or degree level If the DN SPQ is not held, the post holder must hold a degree in a health related subject or be working towards this with over 50% of level 3 or 6 credit already obtained.
- A teaching and assessment or equivalent mentoring and assessing qualification is essential and ability to demonstrate it's utilisation.
Essential
Essential criteria- UK license
- Access to a vehicle
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Our Wellbeing line
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.