District Nurse Team Leader will have responsibility and accountability for a Caseload of Patients and staff within a Cluster area.

The District Nurse Team Leader will be required to provide professional nursing care and support to patients, carers and families in the own home setting. Provide support and leadership to all staff. They will be responsible for ensuring a safe service delivery, which will include the development of the staff providing education and training.

Main duties of the job

The member of staff will be required to function as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, assess individual patient's care needs and subsequently develop, implement and evaluate appropriate plans of care.

The role will also include the supervision and instruction of qualified and unqualified members of the team.

The member of staff would be required to attend training to maintain mandatory skills alongside developing new skills to meet the provision of care required.

The member of staff will be required to be an active member of the Cluster

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welshspeakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Specialist Practitioner Qualification, District Nursing
• Nurse prescribing Qualification
• Masters Qualification or willing to work towards
• Knowledge of legislation pertinent to role
• Teaching/Coaching qualification (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

• Recognised management qualification
• Experience of leading a team
• Recognised leadership qualification
• Master's degree in pertinent subject

Experience

Essential

• Proven and relevant experience at within a community setting.
• Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant. specialty
• Proven post-registration experience and evidence of coordinating and managing a team of staff.
• rience of working in a multiprofessional environment
• Experience of effective staff management Experience of running a ward/area/department

Desirable

• Experience of working in an equivalent role
• Understanding of financial and resource management processes

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

TBC (Swansea/NPT)

Swansea

SA12 7BJ

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