District Nurse Coordinator Out of Hours - Widnes, United Kingdom - Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Widnes, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Clinical:
To perform comprehensive assessment of highly complex patient nursing needs.

Plan, assess, implement, and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs using prescribing skills To ensure practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a high standard of care To actively contribute to multidisciplinary meeting as appropriate To establish and maintain effective communication with individual groups and communities in complex and potentially challenging situations To involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care To competently perform a range of clinical skills related to the post To maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC standards To identify skills and knowledge to address self and individuals training needs by undertaking Personal development plans To demonstrate the ability to work without direct supervision and to solve problems Provide advice, guidance, and support to District Nursing staff on all clinical and professional issues, e.g.

vulnerable adults, legal and ethical issues in nursing. Act as an agent for highlighting and disseminating best practice in nursing.

Supervise and monitor professional standards as laid down by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Ensure record keeping standards are met in accordance with the NMC Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping.


Managerial/Leadership:
To manage time to ensure that 80% of time is spent on managerial duties and 20% clinical.

To be responsible for the equitable distribution of workloads across teams Manage the District Nursing Services in a locality through the development and supervision of staff in order to maintain an efficient service and ensure District Nursing teams and caseloads are managed effectively.


Lead, implement and monitor, within the locality, developments in the District Nursing service that are in line with local and national directives.

Lead and chair working groups specific to the District Nursing service.

Take designated lead responsibility for all of the following at locality level, education, audit, Out of Hours, treatment room services, phlebotomy services and Clinical Risk Management.

Represent the service at multi-agency and multi-disciplinary forums and facilitate/chair as Monitor service delivery and highlight resources required to respond to the changing needs of the service.

Ensure that appropriate information is available and evidenced to the Operational Manager to inform the strategic development plan. Manage all personnel issues including complex personnel issues within own area of responsibility, i.e. capability, conduct, behaviour, fraud, managing attendance. Manage flexible working and innovation appropriate to practice.

Lead the recruitment process, interview, and select staff and chair interview panels. Actively participate in retention and professional development of staff. Ensure induction, preceptorship and mentorship programmes are implemented within area of responsibility. Including development of competency packs.

Develop and implement Standard Operational Procedures (SOP). Implement Trust Policies, Procedures and ensure staff adherence through education and audit.

Investigate accidents, formal and informal complaints, and untoward incidents in accordance with Trust policy and produce, implement and monitor action plans, as appropriate.

Reporting to the CCG panel as required.


Undertake investigation on pro-active management of individual and team performance issues within the locality, including grievance and harassment, poor performance, conduct and ill-health, seeking HR and line management support as necessary.

Ensure staff compliance with recording and monitor activity patterns in order to inform decision making re service delivery, allocation of resources, skill-mix, etc.

To take the lead role in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance.

Manage and maintain ESR data base including all staff activities.

To ensure that weekend working is coordinated across the individual division Monitor locality budget and ensure resources are utilised effectively


Clinical Governance:

To lead the clinical governance agenda by benchmarking best practice identifying any inequalities in service delivery Have in depth knowledge of the legal, ethical, moral and accountability issues related to district nursing Assess clinical and non-clinical risk that may affect patients and care providers working within the trusts risk management policy To support the public health agenda To maintain a professional portfolio that demonstrates evidence of on-going professional development To identify any limitations gaps in professional and clinical knowledge Teaching and Learning: To ensure own continued professional development and partake in clinical supervision.

To maintain a personal, professional portfolio by collecting evidence of personal development
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