District Nurse / Case Manager, Crewe
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Crewe
- Salary
- £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata
- Closing date
- 16 Nov 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Mental health, Mental health nurse, Community nurse, Mental health nurse - community, District nurse, Community mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 District Nurse / Case Manager.
We are looking for a District Nurse or a suitably experienced Community Nurse who can demonstrate a wide range of clinical and leadership skills to complement our now fully Integrated Care Community Team. Crewe is the largest Care Community and has 2 District Nurse Teams, although a Care Community approach is fostered promoting close working for both teams.
This post will be based with the Crewe DN Team based at Eaglebridge . You will be joining a hardworking and compassionate District Nurse Team, who work together to provide the best care for patients in the Crewe Care Community.
Main duties of the job
As a District Nurse / Case Manager you will work in partnership with our patients and their families to lead in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective care. The successful candidate will require extensive experience in community nursing, have sound clinical knowledge and skills in the management of patients with complex needs, long term conditions and end of life care.
You will have a passion for quality patient care and be able to demonstrate ongoing clinical professional development relevant to this post. You will be supported to develop your leadership, organisational and communication skills and how to manage challenging situations in a professional and flexible manner.
Although this post is based in Crewe, there will be at times a requirement to work across the footprint of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership. If you share our vision to improve the quality of people's lives, in their own homes and community, by providing the best integrated care we would love to hear from you.
Travel is an essential part of this role please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the management and coordination of patients requiring community nursing input. The District Nurse/ Case Manager will oversee/undertake the assessment of complex nursing care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of individualised care to patients on a defined district nurse case load.
They will deputise as required in the absence of the team leader to ensure continued efficient and effective service delivery.
They will work as part of the integrated community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries covering the 24 hour period of service delivery.
They will assist and support the district nurse team leader in providing clinical leadership to the community nursing team and to assist in leading the team in the provision of high quality, evidence based programmes of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Knowliedge
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crewe Care Community
Eagle Bridge Centre, Dunwoody Way, Crewe.
Crewe
CW13AW
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
412-COMM-2981
We are looking for a District Nurse or a suitably experienced Community Nurse who can demonstrate a wide range of clinical and leadership skills to complement our now fully Integrated Care Community Team. Crewe is the largest Care Community and has 2 District Nurse Teams, although a Care Community approach is fostered promoting close working for both teams.
This post will be based with the Crewe DN Team based at Eaglebridge . You will be joining a hardworking and compassionate District Nurse Team, who work together to provide the best care for patients in the Crewe Care Community.
Main duties of the job
As a District Nurse / Case Manager you will work in partnership with our patients and their families to lead in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective care. The successful candidate will require extensive experience in community nursing, have sound clinical knowledge and skills in the management of patients with complex needs, long term conditions and end of life care.
You will have a passion for quality patient care and be able to demonstrate ongoing clinical professional development relevant to this post. You will be supported to develop your leadership, organisational and communication skills and how to manage challenging situations in a professional and flexible manner.
Although this post is based in Crewe, there will be at times a requirement to work across the footprint of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership. If you share our vision to improve the quality of people's lives, in their own homes and community, by providing the best integrated care we would love to hear from you.
Travel is an essential part of this role please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the management and coordination of patients requiring community nursing input. The District Nurse/ Case Manager will oversee/undertake the assessment of complex nursing care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of individualised care to patients on a defined district nurse case load.
They will deputise as required in the absence of the team leader to ensure continued efficient and effective service delivery.
They will work as part of the integrated community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries covering the 24 hour period of service delivery.
They will assist and support the district nurse team leader in providing clinical leadership to the community nursing team and to assist in leading the team in the provision of high quality, evidence based programmes of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- District nurse
- Over 2 years Experience in Community Nursing
Desirable
- V150 or V100
- Mentorship
Skills & Knowliedge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal
- Evidence of leading and managing staff and caseload management
Desirable
- Evidence of previous Caseload holder Experience
- Experience in EOL Care
Experience
Essential
- Wide understanding/experience of community nursing
Employer details
Employer name
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crewe Care Community
Eagle Bridge Centre, Dunwoody Way, Crewe.
Crewe
CW13AW
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
412-COMM-2981
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