Band 6 Deputy District Nurse

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is considering a career in Community Nursing and wants to complete the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification!

Our band 6 Deputy District Nurse role guarantees UHB funding and support for your university application onto the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner course: subject to successful university clearance. This is an excellent chance to develop your community career adding better understanding of caseload management and the V300 prescribing.

We will consider applicants who require flexible working, condensed or part time hours however on commencement of the course there would be a requirement to meet the demands of the Specialist Practitioner programme, which is currently a full-time commitment, Monday to Friday for 18 months. The right candidate will need to have completed level 6/7 study to be eligible for the course.

This rewarding role involves the effective management of a defined Community caseload of patients, including patients with very complex needs. You will have responsibility for setting the highest agreed standards of quality and evidenced based care, and the ability to embrace the challenges of the changing and growing demands of the primary care setting.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to hold a band 6 role whilst developing clinical, leadership and theoretical skills in District Nursing.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

We are looking for highly motivated, forward-thinking, energetic, and innovative individuals who pride themselves in providing complex and holistic patient assessment, and who are dedicated to delivering exceptional standards of care. In return, we offer a robust induction package, competency frameworks as well as a development and training programmes. This will include individual and personalised support, coaching and assessment in order to maximise your full individual potential.

As a Senior nurse you will demonstrate good leadership skills with the ability to independently make sound clinical and leadership judgements and regularly support and supervise junior colleagues.

We require at least 12 months post registration experience in a nursing environment, ideally with community experience.

Our core hours are Weekdays 9am- 5pm however, you will need to be available to meet the needs of the service by working flexibly between the hours of 7am to 9pm over 7 days on a rota basis, and be able to drive/ car owner.

Our Community teams are based in Central Solihull, Shirley, Chelmsley Wood and Balsall Common and cover patients registered with a Solihull GP. We welcome and encourage informal discussions or site visits; please contact Harry Moore, District Nurse Team Lead; 07920535925 for further information.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration as a Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult).

Commitment to undertake Post Registration District Nurse Qualification (Specialist Practioner in District Nursing)

Experience

Essential

* 12 months post registration experience in a nursing environment.

* End of life care and symptom control.

* Previous experience of working within a Community setting.

* Knowledge in Safeguarding/ issues/procedures.

Desirable

* Experience of HR issues e.g Annual leave, sickness management.

* Experience of participating in research and audit.

* Knowledge and understanding of professional and ethical issues.

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Leadership skills.

* Able to manage own workload and identified caseload.

* Experience of supporting, educating and assessing pre and post registration students on placement.

* Able to facilitate clear communication under a wide range of circumstances, which are often sensitive or complex in nature.

* Able to analyse and interpret complex facts or situations.

* Able to prioritise between competing demands on personal and professional resources.

* Excellent time management skills

* A clear understanding of and a high level commitment to clinical governance.

* Able to assess and prescribe treatment for a range of wounds including complex wounds.

* Able to demonstrate a high level of verbal and written communication.

* Ability to work as part of a team

* To be able to deal with fairly frequent exposure to highly distressing circumstances e.g difficult family situations, terminal care, death and abuse.

* Have highly developed interpersonal skills, which facilitates relationships with patients, clients and professionals from other disciplines and agencies.

* Have the ability to manage periods of intense concentration in dealing with complex issues. This may occur when dealing with difficult situations i.e. in the palliative care situation.

* Requires flexibility to meet the needs of the service

* Ability to drive.

* Car owner with access to car for work purposes.

Desirable

* Experience of implementing policies and procedures in own area of practice.

* Venepuncture and cannulation.

* Male and Female catheterisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Harry Moore 

harry.moore@uhb.nhs.uk 

07920535925