An exciting opportunity for a District Nurse has arisen within the Bury Town (permanent)and Sudbury (Fixed Term) Integrated Neighbourhood Team. Bury Town is one of six INT teams in West Suffolk. Our other INT localities are based in Newmarket, Bury Rural, Mildenhall, Haverhill and Sudbury.

The INTs are the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care, social prescribers, and mental health team members so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way to ensure the best care is delivered to the patients within our localities.

The successful applicant will join a dynamic, friendly team of community nurses, community matrons, therapists, social prescribers, social care staff, INT coordinators and local administrators, supported fully by a locality Team Manager, and Localities Lead.

Main duties of the job

You will be supported with a comprehensive induction and training, as needed, to help you settle in, with the time & opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload, along with development opportunities.

This post requires a specialised District Nursing degree, following your Adult Nursing qualification. Community Nursing experience is essential.

If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact us for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description for more information

Clinical

1. Manage a caseload of complex patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.

2. Assess develop and implement individualised and specialist nursing care programmes in the community.

3. Evaluate treatment interventions for the caseload and modify healthcare plans. Encourage the patient towards self-care and independence, using a health coaching approach and to provide training, education and advice.

4. Work in partnership with other services to and the patient and their family/carer to preventing inappropriate admission to acute hospital settings.

5. Support discharges into the community.

6. Effectively manage and oversee the triage of all referrals to the team.

7. Ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet the agreed National, Professional and Local standards

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse Level 1
• oDistrict Nurse Qualification
• oNon-medical prescribing qualification
• oPreparation for Mentorship qualification
• oCurrent NMC registration
• oEvidence of continuing professional development
• oTeaching, learning and assessing qualification

Desirable

• oDistrict Nurse qualification at Masters Level
• oSpecific Leadership qualification
• oTissue viability or leg ulcer management training
• oSpecific management qualification
• oV300 non-medical prescribing qualification
• oTeaching, learning and assessing, Level 7 or PGCE

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• oExperience of leading a DN team
• oManagement of complex patients
• oBe responsible for management of complex cases sharing knowledge and skills with locality and community nurses to foster and grow knowledge and skills
• oAdvanced clinical assessment skills
• oAwareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patients with long-term conditions
• oAwareness and understanding of local and National priorities in relation to Nursing and integration

Desirable

• oManagement of a community team
• oExperience of interview and recruitment skills
• oUnderstanding and knowledge of the Health and Social Care Act

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• oAbility to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
• oProvide and role model high standards of care
• oAbility to work unsupervised and manage people
• oWork in partnership with Alliance partners to deliver seamless care to patients and develop service
• oWork within the Alliance to identify and drive service developments and improvements
• oAbility to Travel to rural locations to meet the needs of the post
• oHealth Coaching skills or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• oCannulation/IV therapy administration

Personal Qualities

Essential

• oRole model positive behaviours
• oDemonstrate the Trust values

Employer details

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk House

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 3YU

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