NHS
Community Nurse Team Leader
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Job Description
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- To communicate formally and informally with the zone DN Team Leader, to ensure best practice and consistency with the community and intermediate care service in Torbay Care Trust
- To communicate fully and in depth with the multidisciplinary team discussing patient treatment options and progress
- To communicate and liaise effectively with the integrated health and social care team, voluntary agencies, secondary care, G.P.'s, carers and relatives
- To use set transfer and discharge protocols
- To complete regular supervision sessions, both individual and group.
- Working across the Intermediate care and community nursing teams to provide crisis response nursing interventions, assessment, liaison, referral, co-ordination, delegation of care, or placement to prevent hospital admissions. Aiding hospital discharges to ensure patient safety and providing specialist clinical advice to the multi-disciplinary team.
- Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
- Bsc (hons) in Community Health Nursing (District) or equivalent or working towards
- Proven experience in leadership skills
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Proven relevant I.T. knowledge and experience
- Evidence of on -going training and development
- Holistic client assessment skills using an identified model of care
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
- Leadership skills
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Awareness of budget management skills
- V300 Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
- Team management skills
- Comprehensive understanding of Health Care services
- Health and Safety issues, Risk assessments
- Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
- Bsc (hons) in Community Health Nursing (District) or equivalent or working towards
- Proven experience in leadership skills
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Proven relevant I.T. knowledge and experience
- Evidence of on -going training and development
- Holistic client assessment skills using an identified model of care
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
- Leadership skills
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Awareness of budget management skills
- V300 Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
- Team management skills
- Comprehensive understanding of Health Care services
- Health and Safety issues, Risk assessments
Job summary
Exciting opportunity to join a thriving, developing service as a B6 team leader. This will mean overseeing the shift and managing the staff, referrals and prioritising visits all over the Torbay and South Devon area for our patients in their home residence, preventing hospital admissions and aiding hospital discharges. We have the use of 3 pool cars.
We are a friendly, highly adaptable team to deal with numerous issues we face whilst working at night.
Regular supervision sessions, both individual and group, that we can all contribute to, so everyone is heard, and we can all learn.
You new role will be providingholistic nursing assessment, high quality care, support, advice, and information to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes, enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.
Ensuring the effective co-ordination and provision of the nursing service in the absence of the Zone Nurse Lead and actively participate in the assessment, prioritisation, planning and discharge of complex patients from secondary to primary care.
Main duties of the job
About us
The Community Nursing Team are a large, supportive team, developing to support plans for community nursing. We enjoy mentoring team members and students and are passionate about delivering quality, evidence based, holistic care to our community patients.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are adaptable, motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues.
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality.
We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues.
The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.
Date posted
09 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
388-7108011-NMC
Job locations
St Edmunds
Victoria Park Road
Plainmoor Torquay
TQ1 3QH
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
#caretojoinus
Why work with us
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Edmunds
Victoria Park Road
Plainmoor Torquay
TQ1 3QH
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Edmunds
Victoria Park Road
Plainmoor Torquay
TQ1 3QH
Employer's website
About the company
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