District Nurse - Neighbourhood Team

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Job summary

Do you have the passion, drive & ability to provide high quality compassionate care?

We are looking for motivated & enthusiastic District Nurses to work within our Integrated Neighbourhood Nursing Teams, supporting housebound/residential care patients across the 6 neighbourhoods in Barnsley.

The service is responsible for delivering nursing care, which includes wound management, chronic disease management, promotion of self-care, administration of intravenous antibiotics & terminal/palliative care.

Our District Nurses work as part of the team to lead & manage registered/non-registered staff, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, management & evaluation of care delivered to patients.

As an advocate for patients, you will have ability to inspire people at all levels & able to motivate/support others through change to maintain the delivery of proactive & safe care.

The team is committed to personal development, training & wellbeing.

You will have resilience & great leadership potential.

Main duties of the job

As District Nurse you will:

Have responsibility for performance & clinical activity in relation to patient safety, effectiveness of care interventions & patient experience

Ensure compliance with clinical governance frameworks ensuring performance systems are in place & Infection Control policy/procedures are followed

Be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes & behaviours relevant to employment & act in accordance with the NMC Code Professional standards of practice

Have high level communication/interpersonal skills to negotiate & establish collaborative partnerships with patients & care professionals

Have a key role in training, education & staff development, actively participate in regular supervision & appraisals contributing to clinical leadership facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice

Have a flexible approach to working long days, weekends, bank holidays as the team provides a 365-day service

Line management responsibility of staff.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full-time, Flexible working

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Closing date

30/11/2023