Job summary
Employer heading
Team Leader District Nursing (evening and overnight)
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The post holder will lead a highly skilled team of community nurses to provide excellent Nursing care and support for patients during the evening and night time.
The role also manages the Single point of access triage team which operates 7 days a week
This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in District Nursing at Team leader level covering Maternity leave ( 9 months temporary)
Current post is Band 7 District Nurse Team Leader it is a full time 37.5 hours per week within our Out of hours service and also single point of access triage team and Palliative care Respite Team. You will need to be a Specialist Practitioner and experience of working at Band 6 level within District Nursing.
Main duties of the job
Our work in Primary Care Networks is at the heart of Stockport
We are looking for a Band 7 Nurse who is flexible, innovative practitioner with a variety of clinical and leadership skills. The post is full time , based at Kingsgate House Stockport leading the Out of Hours District Nursing service and our Single Point of access triage team. This post involves out of hours working & being part of a contemporary , skilled team.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £43.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients Out of Hours, exercising a higher level of clinical judgment, discretion and decision making. The post holder is responsible for the leadership of a team of community nurses. You will play a key role in demonstrating innovative practice, service improvement and maintaining the continued professional development of team members and learners in the clinical environment.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
- Community Specialist Practitioner District Nursing First Degree Working to masters degree
Desirable criteria
- Nurse Prescriber Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- subtantives years experience in the management of a team and staff in a community setting. Either at Band 6 or 7 level
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the management of Human and financial resources including unexpected fluctuations in workload and/or workload
- LEAN Methodology
- Experience of managing change/innovation Experience in clinical governance and its implications for services.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates Communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to deal with staff conflict
- High level of clinical expertise within own sphere of practise
Desirable criteria
- Good standard of computer literacy
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Has a broad range of specialist knowledge within sphere of responsibility
- Evidence of leadership skills at senior level. Able to demonstrate leadership development Understanding of NHS performance management. Proven change management skills
- Knowledge of Government legislation and guidance pertaining to the role, especially in relation to health and social care integration.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Harris
- Job title
- District Nurse Pathway Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07525905836
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