Deputy Sister – District Nursing Services, Grade 5

Role details

We are seeking a highly motivated Deputy Sister to work as part of the District Nursing team.  You will work alongside a Team Leader supporting patients with complex care needs and ensuring staff have the training and competencies to deliver complex care in the community.

Your career to date will reflect your passion for community nursing. Clinical expertise and competency in managing acute care in the home including end of life care and complex health and care needs is essential.

We welcome applicants who are dynamic and innovative with excellent communication and organisational skills.  You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills, can work within a changing environment and be flexible and keen to develop to meet service needs.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate a strong evidence base in community care and a commitment to working with the wider multi disciplinary team to deliver positive outcomes for patients in the community.

Key Accountabilities – Nursing Practice include: –

• Supporting the Team leader to define, set and maintain appropriate clinical standards. Lead the planning of the overall organisation of patient  care, directing the care team when necessary in the delivery of high quality care programmes within the service area.
• Demonstrating enhanced nursing practice and acting as a role model in terms of own care delivery by acquiring knowledge and skills to support an evidence based client centred service supported by the multi-disciplinary team, consistently providing high quality advice to patients/carers/colleagues.
• You will support the Team leader in auditing the effectiveness of complaints procedure, ensuring complaints are dealt with promptly and effectively, and that investigations are carried out and action taken to inform learning .
• You will maintain accurate patient documentation and consistently produce high quality patient information using a range of IT skills as appropriate.
• The post holder will develop competencies required to deliver the range of nursing needs in the community including but not limited to long term condition management , Tissue viability management and end of life care
• Essentially you will be confident and competent in using a range of IT to support safe care.
• You will strive to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with other relevant professionals and disciplines, promoting multi-disciplinary team working

Family Nursing and Home Care offer 38 days holidays (inclusive of Bank holidays) pension scheme, relocation support expenses (where appropriate), clinical and safeguarding supervision and ongoing training and professional and personal development

Essentially you must have your own transport to undertake this role.

For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact Tia Hall Operational lead on 01534 497673 or email [email protected]

Closing date for applications Friday 21st February 2025

Interview date tbc