District Nurse Sister

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Halton District Nursing Service are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 District Nursing Sister/ team leader to deliver care to the housebound population within the primary care setting. You will be caring for patients with long term conditions and complex health needs, developing your skills and knowledge, whilst working towards an integrated healthcare structure.

You will be responsible for leading teams and liaising with stakeholders ensuring the delivery of safe effective care. You should be able to demonstrate you can make clinical decisions to provide evidence-based practice and care planning in response to clinical assessments.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will perform holistic assessments of patient nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement, and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs utilising prescribing skills.

Support the care management of complex/continuing care packages.

Ensure practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a high standard of care.

To establish and maintain effective communication with stake holders, individual groups and communities in complex and potentially challenging situations.

Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.

To competently perform a range of clinical skills related to the post.

Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC Standards.

To participate in the health needs assessment of the practice population to identify areas of unmet need.

Ability to work without direct supervision and to solve problems.

Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient using appropriate template

Work on a rota basis to facilitate weekend working across the district nursing teams.

Contract

Secondment – 12 months

Hours

Full-time

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Closing date

25/08/2023