This full-time post sits within the District Nursing Service at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in a locality team with exposure to the wider service. The role centres on running the team's routine activity, organising workload and staff rotas, and keeping clinical standards high while meeting demand. It is aimed at experienced district nurses and includes a supernumerary phase, with condensed hours possible across a seven-day pattern. Applicants need the Community Specialist Practitioner qualification and non-medical prescribing registration.
What the job involves
- Manage the routine activities of the District Nursing Team
- Organise team workload and staff rotas
- Exercise leadership and judgement to maintain good clinical practice and high standards of care
- Meet service demand
- Work within an integrated neighbourhood and take part in current organisational changes and developments
- Assess and develop students and junior staff by designing learning programmes
- Act as a mentor to students and junior staff
Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse
- Community Specialist Practitioner qualification (DN Pathway)
- Registered non‑medical prescriber
Experience
- Leadership skills and attributes
- Knowledge of factors involved in planned change
- Managing complex needs assessments and planning future care
- Understanding of clinical governance and safety and quality initiatives
- Implementing audit and evidence‑based recommendations
- Evidence of developing and mentoring junior staff, including students
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication skills and awareness of conflict management
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- High standard of clinical practice and expertise
- Knowledge of the values underpinning the NHS Constitution
- Understanding of national and local strategic direction in district nursing
- IT skills and computer literacy
Other
- Ability to travel
Nice to have
- Registered mentor or practice teacher
- Leadership module or study
- Evidence of innovative practice
What’s offered
- Flexible working and condensed hours
- 27 to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Sick pay
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Free eye tests and health checks
- Professional Nurse Advocate and wellbeing support, including stress, bereavement, relationships and finance
- Free bicycle loan scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
