[ref. e60195702] District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

We have a fabulous opportunity for District Nurse (Band 7)/ Senior Community Nurse (Band 6) to join Derby City Community Nursing within the Derby City North PCN.

Derby City North covers inner city and offers a varied and vibrant demographic.

This is an ideal opportunity for a District Nurse who is ready for a change, or an experienced registered nurse with varied experience who wants to develop their leadership and caseload management skills in a supportive environment.

The successful applicant would require community nursing experience, some knowledge of caseload management with a high standard of community nursing knowledge and clinical skills.

You will be provided with training and support tailored to your needs to drive forward high quality care and team work; including a thorough induction programme, regular one to ones, peer supervision, working within an MDT and clinical training.

Provide effective evidenced based care to a defined population/Primary Care Network. This is achieved through effective delegation, case load management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, utilising their professional judgement at all times.

Provide clinical leadership and line management to less experienced Nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high quality care.

To contribute to the continuous improvement of community nursing within their Place, linked to the long term NHS plan.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

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This advert closes on Thursday 21 Nov 2024