Band 6 District Nurse (SPQ) or Band 6 Senior Community Nurse, development post - Various hours and localities across Community

Contract type:

• District Nurse (SPQ) - Permanent.
• Senior Community Nurse-Development post. This is a Fixed Term post of 12 months with a potential to extend for a further 12 months.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Community Nurse to work within Community Services, Family Health.

The successful candidates will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's Values in their day-to-day work.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Senior Community Nurse with excellent clinical, communication skills and evidence of caseload management experience wishing to develop their skills further in a team leadership position.

You should be innovative, enthusiastic and highly motivated with the drive to provide high quality evidenced based care and manage a team of varying skill mix.

You will need to provide strongleadership toyour team and tosupport and participate in the development of new ways of working following the recent service redesign. This will be in addition to embracingworking within a multi-disciplinary environment and managing acaseload of patients with complex needs.

As a Senior Community Nurse working in a development role there is an expectation that within 2 years you will secure a place on a specialist practitioner course to become a qualified District Nurse.

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at �18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise
• Ability to delegate appropriately

Desirable

• Experience of Change management or willing to gain experience with support from HR
• Experience of clinical audit

Education, Qualifications & Training - District Nurse

Essential

• Registered General Nurse, Registered with the NMC
• Experience of working as a Community Nurse

Desirable

• Degree in Community health care nursing
• Training in HR policies or willing to attend HR training
• IT skills/qualifications (ECDL)
• Mentorship Assessor qualification or equivalent

Experience & Knowledge - District Nurse

Essential

• Experience in a community nursing setting
• Awareness of current issues within District Nursing and the NHS
• Evidence of caseload management
• Awareness of the speciality

Desirable

• Experience of Triage

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Haxby Health centre

York

YO32 2LL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

419-6451064-DN-FH