District Nursing Lead - Advanced District Nurse Specialist

District Nursing Lead - Advanced District Nurse Specialist

We are delighted to offer a career development opportunity within the District Nursing Service for District Nurse Specialists to progress to a senior, advanced clinical and leadership role.

This is a fixed term position to cover maternity leave for 1 year, based across the South East of Oxfordshire.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

You will be involved in developing and delivering the preventative care agenda, providing clinical leadership for local development of the national aging well anticipatory care model in Oxfordshire, and working closely with senior leaders. You will build relationships and integrated working with multi‑professional teams to deliver the model in local populations.

You will be responsible for ensuring that planned care within District Nursing teams in your area is in line with quality standards and best practice evidence‑based pathways. You will ensure that patients on the caseload have the best outcomes and that the caseload is effectively managed.

You will lead the DN teams in the management of patients who have more complex and/or advanced needs.

You will work in an integrated way to provide leadership and support for the locality DN teams with the District Nurse Lead and the locality's District Nursing Locality Lead post holders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of leading within and across teams, including multi‑disciplinary and cross‑organisational agencies
• Advanced history taking or comprehensive assessment of the person with frailty module
• Non‑medical prescribing (V300) qualification, or willingness to undertake
• Full UK driving licence and access to own car.

Personal Qualities

• Evidence of leading projects, quality improvement, change management
• IT literate, good communication and well written personal statement
• Evidence of working within clinician pathways and promoting gold standard practice

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

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.

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