Team Leader - Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to join our dynamic district nursing team within the Ashton Leigh and Wigan District Nursing Service.

The post will be across the Community but based at the Medicentre in Ashton.

Specialist Practitioner Qualification Degree preferred but not essential.


We are seeking a highly motivated and forward thinking registered nurse with community experience to assist the District Nursing Team in the delivery of high quality patient focused care to patients in their own homes.

The postholder will be required to work collaboratively with the wider integrated care teams.

The role requires excellent communication and problem solving skills. Experience of palliative and end of life care is essential to the role. The ability to work as part of a team and to have an adaptable approach to work is essential.

The role will also involve providing supervision and support to junior staff, as well as incident processing and effective caseload management.


The service operates a 7 day service and this role is full time (37.5 hours) over 7 days to meet service need.

The role requires an Enhanced DBS with Adults Barred List check, which will be obtained during pre-employment checks.

Will be required to work across the borough delivering care to patients in their own homes. Will be required to deliver care to COVID positive/suspected positive patients as well as high risk patients.

  • An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic district nursing team within the Ashton Leigh and Wigan District Nursing Service.
  • Specialist Practitioner Qualification Degree preferred but not essential.
  • We are seeking a highly motivated and forward thinking registered nurse with community experience to assist the District Nursing Team in the delivery of high quality patient focused care to patients in their own homes.
  • The postholder will be required to work collaboratively with the wider integrated care teams.
  • The role requires excellent communication and problem solving skills. Experience of palliative and end of life care is essential to the role. The ability to work as part of a team and to have an adaptable approach to work is essential.

    The role will also involve providing supervision and support to junior staff, as well as incident processing and effective caseload management.

Choose Well - Choose WWL


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.

At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values 'the WWL Way'.


WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.


Responsibilities:


  • Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs utilising prescribing skills.
  • Support the care management of complex / continuing care packages.
  • Ensure practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a high standard of care.
  • Work collaboratively with other professionals within the integrated community team to ensure patient needs are met.
  • Involve patients / carers in the plan and delivery of care.
  • To identify skills and knowledge to address individual's training needs by undertaking personal development reviews and personal development plans.
  • To participate in the health needs assessment of the practice population to identify areas of unmet need.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and to solve problems.
  • Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient using the appropriate template.
  • Work on a Specialist Practitioner rota basis to facilitate weekend working across the District Nursing teams.
Communications and Key Working Relationships

  • To establish and maintain effective communication within individual groups and communities in complex and potentially challenging situations.
  • Maintain accurate records in accordance with the NMC standards.
Responsibility for Management

  • Work under the direction of the District Nurse Team Manager in providing nursing services to patients registered within a define service development footprint.
  • Manage a caseload of patients.
  • Delegate the workload to appropriate team members.
  • Day to day responsibility for the designated caseload.
  • To provide accurate, timely information to the identified administrator regarding annual leave, expenses and study leave.
  • To undertake back to work interviews and assist in the monitoring and reporting to the District Nurse Team Manager.
  • General Human Resource issues surrounding staff sickness
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