District Nurse / Case Manager | Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 October 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 November 2024 |
| Location: | Gainsborough, DN21 2TJ |
| Company: | Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6667476/818-NUR220 |
Summary
Lincolnshire Community Health Services are seeking a full time District Nurse or Case Manager to join them within the Gainsborough Community Nursing Team on a fixed term basis for 10 months to cover a secondment.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain insight into the role as a development or as an introduction to the organisation.
The District Nurse/Case Manager will hold a caseload of patients with varying health needs, coordinating care delivery. They will need to have extensive communication, interpersonal and clinical skills in order to be successful.
The District Nurse/Case Manager is not only integral to leading on patient care but leading the community nursing team through challenging times and the transformation of services, role modelling excellent behaviours which are in line with our trust values. The District Nurse/Case Manager is essential to improving the quality of care that we deliver and in ensuring that the patient has a positive experience.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out morehttps://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
As this is a community post, you must be able to travel to patients homes and clinic settings. Due to the rurality of Lincolnshire some areas are not well covered by public transport therefore having access to transport is essential.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, you are encourage to look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading and refer back to these documents when completing your application.
You should use your application form to show that you meet all or most of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification for the position. If you fail to demonstrate this in your answers, or you are unable to meet the criteria, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for an interview for that post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name Marie Halligan CTL
marie.halligan@nhs.net
07766800589
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Oct 2024