Job summary
This is a fixed term contract for up to 6 months.

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Are you are looking for a change, a new challenge and career development...this may be the opportunity you are looking for.

We are looking for 1 DN/SCN to take on a short term leadership role in the NSG team until the 31st March 2027. This is a learning opportunity for a current band 5 looking to progress in their nursing career. You will lead a community nursing team within a multi professional environment.

To excel in this role, you will require excellent communication skills, the courage to make decisions which will help shape future care and a willingness to develop your potential. You will require community nursing experience, a sound knowledge of evidence-based community care and best practice, evidence of post-registration development, the competence and confidence to advocate for patients regarding complex situations and the ability to work over a shift system which delivers service between 8am and 8pm across 7 days, including weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job
We seek nurses with passion and commitment who hold patient experience and care at the heart of their nursing practice and share our organisational values. In return we offer you day to day support along with excellent training and a real commitment to your personal development plan with opportunities for continued professional development and study.

You will be joining us at an exciting time, as we move towards a model of 'named nursing' in the community- enabling person-led, progressive care. We are a fully integrated service working with MDT colleagues in clusters to deliver care around the placed based model fit for the future.

About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

• Lead Multidisciplinary Team meetings as appropriate and other meeting as required. This will include attendance at GP supported clinical meetings such as Gold Standards Framework or Case Management reviews
• Communicate and liaise with the Multidisciplinary ICT, other colleagues within Gloucestershire Care Services (GCS) and Gloucestershire County Council, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as well as other referring acute and community hospitals
• Discuss patient's conditions with them / carers and families as appropriate and relay information accurately and contemporaneously back to colleagues both within the ICT and other organisations detailed above.
• Has responsibility for the expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of evidence based nursing care to meet complex health care needs to individuals and their carers within the defined caseload across the community setting
• To support any adult who requires care at home through a diverse range of pathways which support wellness and promote independence where the patients care can only or is best delivered within the home environment
• Assess, review and minimise clinical risk and avoid crisis where possible or take appropriate measures or escalation to ensure risk is both known, explored and understood by the relevant staff

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Educated to a SPQ level or working towards this
• Has proven Community Nursing experience
• Has experience of patient triage and staff management

Desirable

• Has looked after own named nursing patients
• Has experience of complex palliatives and MDT
• To develop leadership and managment skills

Essential

• Access to own car and has a current driving licence

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Community Nurse Lead
Lara Harper
lara.harper2@nhs.net
03004213383