Description
We are seeking a qualified District Nurse with relevant experience to join our District Nursing Team in Hillingdon as a Team Leader. The successful candidate will hold the DNSPQ qualification and have significant experience of nursing at a Band 6 level or above.
The post holder will provide management support and professional nurse leadership to all members of the nursing team. They will work with Senior Nurses in developing, implementing and reviewing new initiatives involving District Nursing services and motivate staff to effect change.
The main duties of the job include:
- Act as a role model in expert practice facilitating and supporting the delivery of effective patient care
- Develop and implement programmes of care for individual patients and their families
- Lead the production of health profiles and set priorities within the caseload
- Provide a visible professional presence for staff, patients, and carers
- Implement the framework of informed consent and use advanced specialist knowledge to enable patients and carers to develop self-care skills
- Ensure that nursing care is evidence-based and best practice
- Lead and facilitate appropriate audit to ensure evaluation of programmes of care and maintenance of high standards
The benefits of working as a District Nurse Team Lead in CNWL Hillingdon include:
- Great team working and a supportive environment
- Outer London Weighting
- Training and career development opportunities
- Opportunities for research and audit to support innovative practice
- Intensive support from an assigned mentor and induction period
- Open to flexible working patterns
- Personalised Clinical and Management Supervision
- DNTL Developmental Days
- Multi-disciplinary team working with other CNWL specialities
The salary for this post is £55,524 to £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS.