# District Nurse **Company**: First Community Health and Care **Location**: Oxted **Job type**: Permanent **Salary**: £39959.00 to £48117.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B9078-FC1125-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_7956ba2f-002 ## Description We are seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Band 6 NMC registered District Nurse to join our South Tandridge team. As a District Nurse, you will be responsible for the management and delivery of a high standard of cost-effective nursing care in the community. You will be working as part of a team, providing high standards of care to people in their own homes who have a wide range of nursing needs; aiming to avoid hospital admission, promoting self-care and enabling people to be cared for in their preferred place. The role is part-time, 22.5 hours per week (potentially 30 hours) across a 7 day a week service, with an expectation to travel across the geographical patch. You will need to be forward thinking, motivated and able to work collaboratively with patients, their carers and health and social care colleagues. You need to have a flexible approach to working some weekends and bank holidays as the teams provide a 365 day service. The salary for this role is £39,959 to £48,117 a year +5% HCAS per annum, pro rata. We offer: NHS terms and conditions, excellent training and development, flexible working, NHS pension, flexible retirement options, and a range of employee benefits. Responsibilities: - Working as part of a team, you will be supported by the Team Lead to be responsible for the continued management of a caseload of patients. - You will ensure that patients receive safe, individualised, and effective standards of care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating episodes of care. - You will work as part of a highly skilled team, working closely with patients and carers, linking with acute hospitals and primary care, actively encouraging effective communication at all times with all relevant agencies. - You will promote and develop evidence-based practice in line with current policy and procedures and NMC code of conduct. - You will line manage staff and be responsible for the development and competencies of staff within their team. Requirements: - Registered Nurse (RN1) - Specialist Practice Qualification in District Nursing - Mentor- Practice assessor and supervisor - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to lead and manage a team - Ability to organise the workload, delegate and prioritise - Good IT skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to assess holistically to plan, implement and evaluate care - Ability to motivate and teach patients, families and carers to support self-care - Time management and prioritisation - Ability to work without supervision - Excellent decision-making skills in an unpredictable environment ## Skills ### Required - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to lead and manage a team - Ability to organise the workload, delegate and prioritise - Good IT skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to assess holistically to plan, implement and evaluate care - Ability to motivate and teach patients, families and carers to support self-care - Time management and prioritisation - Ability to work without supervision - Excellent decision-making skills in an unpredictable environment --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B9078-FC1125-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)