Community Deputy Lead – Launceston Tamar Valley
Band 6
Main area Adult community Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Part time
37.5 hours per week (Covering 7 days a week 08:00 – 22:00)
Site Launceston Hospital and Callington Health Office Town Launceston and Callington
Salary £39,959 – £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata Salary period Yearly
Work arrangements
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
An exciting opportunity to join our organisation as a Deputy Community Nurse Team Lead for the Launceston and Tamar Valley Community Nursing Team. This role will involve working in both Launceston and Callington bases.
As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. You will manage a clinical caseload within a community nursing team with guidance from the Community Matron, Community Nurse Team Leads and Integrated Care Team Leads.
You will be ensuring provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. This includes physical examination and detailed history taking, diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions and treatment planning.
Main duties of the job
This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.
The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe, effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from hospitals and other care settings. Implementing personalised support plans and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management.
To work in partnership with patients and carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to offer support and advice and promote informed choice; maximising independence and optimising quality of life. This post holder will be required to provide clinical management and leadership to all staff within the team.
The post holder will either possess the Long Term Conditions qualification or be willing to complete when in post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
- Current professional registration – RN (Adult)
- Evidence of Recent relevant professional development
- Long Term Conditions certificate – gained or working towards
- A degree in nursing
- District Nurse Apprenticeship or working towards
Skills and Aptitude
- Leadership skills – able to motivate a range of staff, organise self and others, delegating and prioritising workload duties.
- IT skills to include use of word, excel, spreadsheets, email and internet access
- Long Term Conditions management
Knowledge and Abilities
- Flexibility and adaptability to meet the demands of the job
- Ability to identify own professional development needs
- Evidence of continuing education and professional development
Personal Qualities
- Ability to cope in distressing and stressful situations. Able to cope with changing workload / pressures.
- Able to work under pressure and deal with constant interruptions
Professional development
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
Benefits and rewards
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
Legal and regulatory information
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Other information
If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you’re eligible before applying.
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