About the job

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A LARGE, BUSY DISTRICT NURSE TEAM WHICH COVERS THE AIRDRIE LOCALITY AND OUTLYING VILLAGES.

DO YOU HAVE THE PASSION, MOTIVATION AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE TO JOIN US !

The Role

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of an accessible, appropriate, high quality and effective nursing service to all age groups in the community by working in partnership with patients, care providers and other agencies.

The post holder will ensure a person centered approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.

The post holder will function as an independent autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to lead and enable the Community nursing team to provide a quality nursing service.

The post holder will lead/manage and support the Community nursing team, be a clinical expert, be involved in public health activities, be accountable for a caseload over a 24 hour period and be a key member of the Integrated Primary Care team and other multi-disciplinary groups.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What We'll Need You To Bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• SPQ District Nursing/Nursing in the Home or equivalent Post Graduate Study
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification including clinical assessment and non-medical prescribing
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

It would be great if you also have

• Formal leadership development
• District Nurse Certificate/SPQ Nursing in the Home
• Or equivalent e.g. CNDF modular pathway with the following core modules:
• Leadership in Health and Social Care Level 10
• Improving Population Health Level 10
• Clinical Assessment Level 10
• Nurse Prescribing (V150) Level 9
• And one ‘clinically focused’ module
• e.g. Diabetes Management Level 9
• Older Adults in Society Level 9
• Tissue Viability Level 9
• Pain Management Level 9
• Palliative Care/Cancer Care Module Level 9/10
• Experience of working within primary care
• Evidence of post registration knowledge and practical application relevant to post

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in AIRDRIE LTC/ DN TEAM within Airdrie Community Health Centre.