District Nurse

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

Are you a qualified District Nurse with a passion to expand your role by the addition of the V300 Non-Medical Prescribing qualification which will enable you to more effectively case manage patients with long term conditions and complex care needs? We want to hear from you if you are able commit to completing the V300 within two years of being recruited.

This is an exciting time for the Adult Business Unit as we continue to develop our Neighbourhood Teams in response to the changing needs in community, in line with the Long-Term Plan. The new addition of the Band 7 District Nurse role will strengthen our ability to case manage patients with complex needs appropriately, support the avoidance of inappropriate hospital admissions, both deliver and oversee the delivery of a high-quality service whilst providing stronger clinical leadership at the point of care, with the focus always being on individualised and person-centred care. Working within a multi-disciplinary team you will case manage a clinical caseload and lead a Caseload Cluster of Staff Nurses and Neighbourhood Clinical Assistants to provide excellent care for our patient population in conjunction with the team's community therapists, complimented by a variety of other roles. Our integrated teams offer seamless support and care in the community comprising professionals from nursing and therapy working closely with Adult Social Care colleagues. The service operates from 7am to 10pm every day of the year.

Main duties of the job

You will be a qualified District Nurse. You will have experience of managing patients with a range of long-term conditions and multi pathologies.

You are a dynamic, passionate and committed nurse with experience of case management and multidisciplinary working. You have excellent communication skills, resilience and great leadership potential. You can motivate and support others through change in order to maintain the delivery of high quality, compassionate, proactive and safe care.

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best lines of defence against Covid 19.

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year

Closing date

17/05/2023