District Nurse Team Leader - Kendal

We are very excited to be looking at appointing a District Nurse Band 7 Team Leader to the work predominately in the Kendal District Nursing Team as part of the Integrated Community Care Group.

You will have direct and non-face to face contact with patients, their family and carers at each visit or as the need arises to undertake full holistic assessments of health and social needs to co-ordinate and deliver treatment/education/advice and support., The post holder will be required to work as an integral part of the Community Nursing Team; flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the patients and will hold 24 hour responsibility for the team caseload. Whilst working with other health care professionals the post holder will develop the ethos of integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.

As the District Nursing Team Lead you will work closely with the locality senior management team to develop an effective and highly performing team.

You will liaise closely with other service providers from both statutory and voluntary agencies on a frequent basis to gather information, advise on additional care needs to ensure appropriate plans are in place.

Other key relationships include GPs, hospital staff, care staff, community pharmacists. Such relationships require effective interpersonal skills and communication in identifying the needs accurately, using knowledge and experience in problem solving and identifying solutions to ensure services are co-ordinated and delivered in timely manner appropriate to the patient needs.You will be responsible for managing a small caseload of highly complex patients and working with the staff within your team to ensure high quality assessment and treatment for all.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.