Job summary

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services – CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

Hi, I’m Corinne, one of the new Locality managers in the Watford community nursing team. I’m new in post and looking to expand our fantastic nursing team. We are looking for motivated, proactive, and enthusiastic individuals who are keen to join the community nursing workforce. This post offers nurses the opportunity to develop or expand clinical skills, ranging from IV therapy, Palliative care and Tissue viability to name a few. The role gives successful applicants the opportunity to take the first step into a managerial role taking responsibility for a small team and a caseload of patients, with support from Band 7 Team leader.

With a professional background in community nursing spanning 15 years and practice development nursing, I am committed to offering successful applicants a structured and individualised induction and development plan, tailored to professional development needs, also taking into account any transferrable skills.

Induction periods include shadowing of Specialist services (Tissue Viability, Bladder and Bowel, Rapid response) to enhance knowledge and develop ongoing working relationships. Successful applicants will have access and support from our Induction Facilitator and Practice development nurses, who will support with initial and ongoing development and education.

Main duties of the job

Applicants need

  • To be committed to teamwork and demonstrate good communication at all times
  • To demonstrate good assessment, care planning and evaluation of care skills for a range of conditions.
  • To provide leadership and management to own and wider team.
  • To take responsibility for managing a small team of Nurses and HCA’s

This is an extended hours service and we welcome applicants seeking both full time and part time work(minimum 25 hours a week) with hours to be spread across our day service, twilight service, and weekend service.

We have two bases in the Watford locality team, one at the Building Research Establishment in Garston and the other at Skidmore Way Clinic in Rickmansworth.

About us

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs – Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster – and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
  • Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

As an NHS trust, we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.

We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetingsto discuss issues andmake plans to improve CLCH .

Date posted

13 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,503 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-HERTS-4684-A

Job locations

Watford – BRE

Watford

WD25 9XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
  • To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
  • To be responsible for the teams assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8pm-8am
  • To be responsible for the teams maintenance of patient and other records
  • To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
  • To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.

Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19 and Flu.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To set and maintain standards of care and deploy, co-ordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
  • To provide leadership and management to a team of community nurses and other staff covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
  • To be responsible for the teams assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. The service is provided seven days per week 8pm-8am
  • To be responsible for the teams maintenance of patient and other records
  • To participate in the long term management of patients within the locality
  • To have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.

Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19 and Flu.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
  • Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
  • Specialist Nursing Practice (District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
  • Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
  • Evidence of personal development

Desirable

  • First Level Degree
  • Independent Prescriber
  • Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
  • Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced Nurse
  • Management of a team
  • Management of change within a complex environment
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Proven clinical skill
  • Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
  • Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace

Analytical Skills

Essential

  • Management of change
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Knowledge of negotiation skills
  • Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary Health Care
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
  • Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Knowledge of research processes
  • Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
  • Knowledge of Evidence based practice
  • Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct

Diversity

Essential

  • Knowledge of resource management
  • Knowledge and understanding of Adult protection issues
  • A understanding of working within a competency framework

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Use of syringe drivers for the administration of medicines or will undergo training
  • Be able to administer IV therapy in a community setting or will undergo training
  • Strong organisational, time-management skills
  • Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables
  • IT skills, knowledge of word processing, and Internet
  • Presentation skills

Physical Effort

Essential

  • Able to carry out the duties of the post including using stairs
  • Be able to use moving and handling equipment
  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Mental Effort

Essential

  • Strong organisational, time-management skills
  • Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables
  • To be able to prioritise own work and team’s work on a day to day basis
  • To be able to deal with situations which may lead to adjustments within teams’ workload
  • Produce data for reports as required

Emotional Effort

Essential

  • Support team with difficult situations
  • Defuse situations within the team dynamics
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
  • Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent
  • Specialist Nursing Practice (District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
  • Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
  • Evidence of personal development

Desirable

  • First Level Degree
  • Independent Prescriber
  • Relevant courses in Long Term Conditions Management
  • Course of Top to Toe examination/ diagnosis Experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced Nurse
  • Management of a team
  • Management of change within a complex environment
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Proven clinical skill
  • Experience of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
  • Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace

Analytical Skills

Essential

  • Management of change
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Knowledge of negotiation skills
  • Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary Health Care
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
  • Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
  • Experience of teaching others
  • Knowledge of research processes
  • Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
  • Knowledge of Evidence based practice
  • Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct

Diversity

Essential

  • Knowledge of resource management
  • Knowledge and understanding of Adult protection issues
  • A understanding of working within a competency framework

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Use of syringe drivers for the administration of medicines or will undergo training
  • Be able to administer IV therapy in a community setting or will undergo training
  • Strong organisational, time-management skills
  • Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables
  • IT skills, knowledge of word processing, and Internet
  • Presentation skills

Physical Effort

Essential

  • Able to carry out the duties of the post including using stairs
  • Be able to use moving and handling equipment
  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Mental Effort

Essential

  • Strong organisational, time-management skills
  • Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables
  • To be able to prioritise own work and team’s work on a day to day basis
  • To be able to deal with situations which may lead to adjustments within teams’ workload
  • Produce data for reports as required

Emotional Effort

Essential

  • Support team with difficult situations
  • Defuse situations within the team dynamics

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).