Job Description

Main area District Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (may be required to work on call / and weekends) Job ref 220-WHT-2813

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lordship Lane Primary Care Centre Town London Salary £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of outer HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2025 23:59

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Job overview

The post holder will manage both the human and financial resources of a nursing team under the supervision of a named District Nurse Team Manager. She/he will be professionally accountable for the appropriate allocation of patient care to nurses within the District Nursing Team and for the supervision of their work. She/he will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of care of patients. She/he must at all times meet professional and clinical standards/ guidelines and be a leader and advocate for these within the team. The post holder will work as a close link between the community and hospital to promote integration and continuity of care. The successful candidate will be required to work unsocial hours as required by the service (including weekend and evening working).

Main duties of the job

Managing Care
• To have responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of nursing care to patients as delegated by District Nurse Team Manager.
• To undertake skilled nursing activities directly related to the assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care and the supervision and training of junior staff and students.
• To promote personal, professional, and clinical expertise through regular evaluation and updating of practice.
• To ensure that practice is delivered in line with the NMC code at all times.
• To ensure that the 6Cs (including compassionate care) underpins own practice and is promoted as an ethos within the service.
• To assist in leading the team to meet the mission statement of the service and embed it into practice.
• To fulfil requirements of integrated working and care, through effective liaison with Social Service Departments, Local Authorities and providers of acute care plus other agencies.
• To undertake health promotion, including chronic disease management, for patients and their families on the current caseload.
• To identify any trained nurse within the team to be the named nurse for patients of the caseload.
• To be involved in care/case management under the supervision of the District Nurse Team Manager, including clients with continuing care needs.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES
Managing Care
• To have responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of nursing care to patients as delegated by District Nurse Team Manager.
• To undertake skilled nursing activities directly related to the assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care and the supervision and training of junior staff and students.
• To promote personal, professional, and clinical expertise through regular evaluation and updating of practice.
• To ensure that practice is delivered in line with the NMC code at all times.
• To ensure that the 6Cs (including compassionate care) underpins own practice and is promoted as an ethos within the service.
• To assist in leading the team to meet the mission statement of the service and embed it into practice.
• To fulfil requirements of integrated working and care, through effective liaison with Social Service Departments, Local Authorities and providers of acute care plus other agencies.
• To undertake health promotion, including chronic disease management, for patients and their families on the current caseload.
• To identify any trained nurse within the team to be the named nurse for patients of the caseload.
• To be involved in care/case management under the supervision of the District Nurse Team Manager, including clients with continuing care needs.

Managing Resources
• To teach and supervise the clinical practice of team members and to appraise and identify training needs of all directly managed staff. In conjunction with the District Nurse Team Manager, meet the training needs of staff.
• In conjunction with District Nurse Team Manager, identify the health needs of caseload to ensure the nursing team resources are deployed in a way that reflects those needs.
• To promote good communication, employment practices and industrial relations within the nursing team.
• To lead team (and other) meetings where appropriate.
• To ensure the successful implementation of appropriate organisational arrangements within the team, so that the overall aims and objectives of the service are achieved.
• To manage resources to ensure they relate to the overall objectives and responsibilities of the team.
• To comply with financial standing instructions.
• To be able to use the computer to: write written reports in Word, access/send emails on the Whittington Health system, access the intranet/internet for relevant information according to Whittington Health policy.
• To be prepared to undertake training in using Protocol, the Whittington Health/SS joint single assessment process computer held document.
Record Keeping
• To ensure accurate, contemporaneous records are kept that ensures safety and continuity of patient care (including electronic records where appropriate).
• To ensure accurate statistical data is promptly submitted in line with Whittington Health Policies.

Quality
• To participate in policy and standard setting, quality initiatives and clinical audit.
• To be fully aware of the clinical governance agenda.
• To ensure that the care given meets the standards and policies set by Whittington Health.
• To inform line management of constraints that will prevent these standards from being met.
• To respond promptly to any incident where service quality has fallen below an acceptable standard and report to the District Nurse Team Manager.
• To attend regular clinical supervision and promote and support team attendance as per Whittington Health policy, as well as acting as a clinical supervisor.
• To appraise junior members of the team using the Knowledge and Skills Framework.
• Whittington Health is an integrated care organisation and there may be occasions where staff are required to rotate between clinical environments to meet service need. This could be on a long or short term basis.

Professional development and responsibilities
• Where the post holder has particular expertise, act as advisor/resource person to other staff.
• To participate in training as appropriate of students nurses, NVQ candidates, GP trainees and other trainees.
• To participate in resource projects and health promotion programmes as requested.
• To undertake duties as delegated by the District Nurse.

Research
• To participate in agreed research projects and/or innovations subject to discussion with the District Nurse and following agreed policy and protocol.
• To contribute to the development of the nursing team and the community health services by participating in working parties, committees and planning and discussion groups.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD (recent training and development)
• Proven ability to meet work based competencies in a clinic nursing setting
• Further postgraduate certification

Experience

• Experience and understanding of teamwork and integrated working
• Understanding of 6Cs (including compassionate care) and embed them in practice
• Clinical Governance and clinical supervision
• Prioritisation of caseload
• Management of resources

Knowledge

• Impact of NHS policy on community nursing Current Nursing Initiatives
• Understanding of Multidisciplinary approach and integrated working
• Aptitudes Resource Management Prioritising Caseload Management of Stress Management of change Demonstrates vision/commitment to the organisation
• Understanding of National Infection Control Guidance
• Understanding of and commitment to NMC Code
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities/Equal Access

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Prioritising and organising workload
• Networking Skills
• Understanding quality standards and Audit
• Staff appraisal / supervision and development

Personal Qualities

• Flexibility
• Demonstrates vision/ commitment to the organisation
• Reliability

Skills & Abilities (Technical Skills)

• Venepuncture
• IV Drug administration
• Community/Independent prescriber
• Management of palliative care symptom control
• Management of long term conditions
• Gastrostomy care and feeding
• Continence assessment and management

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct.

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form:

• Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
• Make sure you include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes:

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If you require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
• Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information:

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk.

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.