District Nursing Service Lead
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a band 8A District Nursing Service Lead Post.
This DistrictNursingServiceLeadposition replaces the Deputy Matron post. This new post is expanding theDistrictNurseServiceLeadership Team and is an exciting opportunity for an individual to work alongside the existing twoDistrictNurseServiceLeads toLead, manage and develop theservice.
CommunityServices are currently undergoing significant change in the delivery of communityservices to continuously improve patient care and outcomes, meet workforce demands, prevent inappropriate hospital admissions, and facilitate early discharge. The successful candidate will work with their Nursingleads to maintain capacity across communityservices to help achieve this. The post holder will work closely with the Community NursingServicesLeadto ensure theserviceis working in line with theservicelevel agreements, Performance is achieved in terms of CQUINs, KPIs, Finance, HR, Risk and Governance.
The post holder will have extensive experience and knowledge in managing clinical governance including incidents, risk registers and audits.
We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality through our recruitment, we would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the District Nursing Teams, being the first point of contact both from an internal and external perspective. You will be responsible for a wide range of general and operational management issues aimed at managing health economy flow and supporting "home first". This will be achieved through close liaison with General Practice, CommunityLeadfor AHP and NursingServices,NursePractitioners, Allied Health Professionals, ICTs, etc.
The post-holder will have the following key objectives:
ToleadtheDistrictNursingServiceand its clinical capacity to maintain flow.
To support the achievement of corporate targets.
To play a key role in the economy escalation processes.
To provide effective accountableleadership, clinical and operational support.
Ensure effectiveserviceprovision in line with operational requirements.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Disclaimer
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full-time
Pay
£53,755 to £60,504 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
Closing date
02/12/2024 23:59