District Nurse

Do you have the passion, drive & ability to provide high quality compassionate care?

We are looking for motivated & enthusiastic District Nurse to work within our Integrated Neighbourhood Nursing Teams, supporting housebound/residential care patients across the 6 neighbourhoods in Barnsley.

The service is responsible for delivering nursing care, which includes wound management, chronic disease management, promotion of self-care, administration of intravenous antibiotics & terminal/palliative care

Our District Nurses work as part of the team to lead & manage registered/non-registered staff, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, management & evaluation of care delivered to patients

As an advocate for patients, you will have ability to inspire people at all levels & able to motivate/support others through change to maintain the delivery of proactive & safe care

The team is committed to personal development, training & wellbeing

You will have resilience & great leadership potential

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients., As District Nurse you will:

Have responsibility for performance & clinical activity in relation to patient safety, effectiveness of care interventions & patient experience

Ensure compliance with clinical governance frameworks ensuring performance systems are in place & Infection Control policy/procedures are followed

Be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes & behaviours relevant to employment & act in accordance with the NMC Code Professional standards of practice

Have high level communication/interpersonal skills to negotiate & establish collaborative partnerships with patients & care professionals

Have a key role in training, education & staff development, actively participate in regular supervision & appraisals contributing to clinical leadership facilitating a culture of learning/reflective practice

Have a flexible approach to working long days, weekends, bank holidays as the team provides a 365-day service

Line management responsibility of staff

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.