District Nurse Team Leader | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata if P/T) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bletchley, MK3 6EN |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7245007/333-D-MK-CM-1148 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, compassionate and dynamicBand 7 District Nurseto join our District Nursing team in Milton Keynes leading a team of Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates and Health Care Support Workers.
District Nursing is a unique part of Community Nursing where no two days are ever the same.
We pride ourselves on providing personalised care to patients in their own homes and the difference that our team makes to all they encounter is nothing but inspiring.
We are passionate about developing our workforce and have robust Preceptorship, 21stCentury Leadership and Chief Nurse Fellow programmes that we offer locally to name but a few.
The District Nurse will be responsible for a caseload of patients including case management of our complex and end of life patients. The District Nurse will be highly skilled, professional and able to provide holistic assessments and develop comprehensive nursing plans of care to meet the needs of each patient on caseload. They will also work in partnership with primary health care teams, social care, voluntary sectors and other CNWL services ensuring that the patient is involved and at the centre of all care provided.
If you are a qualified District Nurse who embodies quality patient care and team working then we would love to hear from you.
Hours of service are 09:00 to 17:00, to include weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis and being a car driver is essential.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
• Teaches/coaches, demonstrates, supervises and supports nursing care to patients as required when working clinically.
• Carries out skilled evidence-based nursing intervention and ensures implementation throughout the team.
• Manages complex, challenging and demanding clinical situations.
• Ensures clinical practice of the team is up to date and based on current evidence base.
• Applies current IPC policy issues and universal precautions.
• Responsible for ensuring Community Nursing teams develop appropriate plans of care for individual patients, families/carers or patient groups.
• Leads, facilitates and disseminates information on appropriate audits to ensure outstanding care and maintenance of high standards.
• Ensures community nursing actions following MDT’s are implemented.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Jun 2025
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