District Nursing Team Leader - Sefton, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Sefton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, competent and passionate team leader to join our District Nursing Teams within the Community Division for patients across SPB.

Mersey Care is a well-established organisation driving forward an exciting transformational programme incorporating a visionary integrated health care model. The organisation has embraced "Just and Learning Culture" and is a huge advocate for its principles and values.

To operationally manage and lead a District Nursing Team whilst being accountable for the performance, quality, and clinical effectiveness of the team.

A key outcome of the role is to support your team to understand and own their quality, recognise, and respond to patient safety concerns, whilst identifying, assessing, and managing risk.

The post holder is expected to provide direct patient care when necessary, acting as an expert practitioner and a role model to the whole team whilst actively supporting integration.

As the District Nurse Team Lead you will work closely with the Integrated Community Nursing Senior Leadership Team to develop an effective and highly performing team, driving service improvements that meet patient need and promoting the team as a positive place for staff experience and development.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

#we're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

The post-holder is responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care.

The post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care and will take responsibility for caseload holders in their absence.

Professional/Ethical Practice

Ensuring that the community nurses within the team practice within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to The Code and local Trust Policies and Procedures.

Focusing resources to ensure equity of access for all individuals and groups within the locality.

Being personally accountable for professional and ethical actions and ensuring compliance with The Code.

Maintaining confidentiality, while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy of the patient and family/carers.

Working in a non-judgmental anti-discriminatory way, with regard to cultural and religious beliefs of individuals and groups.

Ensuring that prior to any course of action involving individuals/groups has their informed consent.

Acting as an advocate for individuals and groups.

Bringing to the attention of team members when they are acting outside of the Code, Trust Policies and Procedures and identifying actions to rectify any professional issues.

Patient Care Delivery/Communication

Developing, maintaining, and identifying problems with effective locality communication networks with other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies and helping to improve its effectiveness.

To manage a caseload of patients with a broad range of complex and specialist needs, using evidence based and client centred principles to assess plan implement and evaluate interventions.

Accurately and timely recording of all care given to the patients and report any changes in the patient's condition to the general practitioner or other members of the health/social care team and that may be used for investigations/serious incident reporting.

Attending and participate in staff meetings, MDT's and other meetings as required.

Ability to verbally explain complex issues in formal situations such as investigations.

Ability to formally present and discuss to individuals and groups ideas and issues pertinent to Community Nursing.

Identifying and allocating responsibility for the assessment of particular client groups.

Having responsibility for the health assessment of adults within the population as their needs arise.

Using the knowledge and skills necessary to assess individuals and groups, identifying the multiple needs of the patient, family/carer providing holistic care taking into consideration cultural differences.

Working within the Community Division as a member of the integrated community nursing team, participating in activities, whic