Are you a highly skilled, and experienced Community Nurse? Would you like to develop your knowledge and experience of operational management whilst maintaining your clinical skills and providing clinical leadership to a locality team. If so then this exciting new role is an excellent opportunity to develop both personally and professionally.

You will be working in an integrated locality community care team within the Harrogate and Rural Alliance. Working closely with our systems partners in friendly and supportive teams you will be encouraged to innovate and lead on service developments and improvements.

Main duties of the job

This role will be responsible for the management of a Locality Community Care Team based in Ripon.

The post holder will be responsible for leading the team to deliver high standards of patient centered care cost effectively. Working closely with the Service Manager and Matron, the post holder will ensure the sustained delivery of key operational, performance and financial service targets.

The post holder will line manage the Community Care Team, comprising of District Nurses, Community Nurses and Support Workers working in the locality and employed by HDFT. They will need well developed interpersonal and communications skills to build strong working relationships with GPs and managers in partner provider organizations to enable collaborative working.

About us

Adult Community Services are delighted to announce that we are rated as outstanding by CQC.

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference and Team of the Month Awards plus the Christmas Oscars.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Supported by the Alliance Director, Service Managers and Matron, you will promote staff wellbeing and ensure the delivery of safe and effective care. We are a forward thinking service with a real sense of community and pride ourselves on our ability to support people in their own homes. Join us and support our vision of delivering the right care, first time, every time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge relevant to working in the community setting underpinned by theory and experience

Desirable

• Specialist Community District Nurse Qualification or equivalent post graduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing or working in community teams
• Recent experience of managing a clinical team

Desirable

• Evidence of working in variety of clinical settings
• Experience of change management programmes
• Experience of managing a budget
• Experience of Clinical Supervision

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ripon Community Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

HG4 2PR

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