Deputy Team Leader, Lightwood Valley Community Nursing Team

Job overview

If you are an enthusiastic, experienced Community Staff Nurse, this is an exciting opportunity to enhance and develop your leadership knowledge and skills within the dynamic role of a Community Nursing Deputy Team Leader. 

The successful candidates will work alongside a District Nurse Team Leader, assisting in managing and leading a Community Nursing Team/Service. In addition, you will work in collaboration with the wider Integrated Community Care/Primary Care services to ensure the deliver of safe, effective and patient focused planned and unplanned care at home.

Main duties of the job

In collaboration with the District Nurse Team Leader, lead and manage the caseload of the Community Nursing Team, monitoring standards of care, delegating responsibilities and supervise team members as appropriate. Develop and maintain appropriate communication systems. Working closely with patients/carers and families and other members of the integrated care team and statutory and voluntary agencies. Working in partnership with other agencies, act as care manager for identified patients in order to prevent inappropriate hospital admission. In collaboration with the wider integrated care team provide care planning, support, treatment and monitoring to patients on the general case load. In collaboration with the Team Leader, manage resources effectively and advise on skill mix requirements for the team. In collaboration with the Team Leader, assist with the management of team budgets. Positively participate in and promote Clinical Governance, thus ensuring the highest quality of practice is maintained, within the service. Demonstrate the use of evidence based practice and participation in clinical audit. In collaboration with the Team Leader assist with performance reviews within the team in order to contribute to team and corporate objectives, encouraging and supporting development of staff and maintenance of personal development plans.  Ensure team members undertake mandatory training requirements.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse Level 1 District Nurse degree or equivalent. (or a willingness to complete DN Qualification as directed by management) Experience of administration of Intravenous medications (or a willingness to complete training within an agreed timescale) To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Desirable criteria

Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber / Independent Prescriber Masters level study in long term conditions

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working with; Older people, Palliative Care, chronic disease Continuing professional knowledge and development. Experience of teaching and mentorship. Evidence of knowledge and experience of Case Management Change management and leadership skills Working in partnership with other healthcare providers, Social services etc Experience In the management of staff Experience of multidisciplinary working

Desirable criteria

Mental Health Experience Experience of multidisciplinary team working and Case Management models

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Sound understanding of Primary care and multi agency working Awareness of the value of audit/research and evidence based practice Awareness of NHS issues IT skills Audit skills Evidence of ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels in multi-disciplinary forum and with users and carers. Able to organise and coordinate services in collaboration with, and in the absence of the District Nurse Team Leader

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport. Motivated and enthusiastic Willingness to learn new skills Flexibility

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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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

JD (PDF, 40.7KB) Person Specification (PDF, 96.7KB) Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB) Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process (PDF, 763.8KB) Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB) Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts (PDF, 113.1KB) Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB) Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB) Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB) A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

NameRachel SinghJob titleIntegrated Care Team Nurse Lead-SouthEmail number07989 422095Additional information

Rachel Singh