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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month and a 9 month secondment within our District Nursing teams for a committed, competent and passionate team leader to join our District Nursing Teams within the Community Division for patients across Sefton Place.
Mersey Care is a well-established organisation driving forward an exciting transformational programme incorporating a visionary integrated health care model. The organisation has embraced "Just and Learning Culture" and is a huge advocate for its principles and values.
The District Nursing Service currently operates a 8am-8pm working model. There is an expectation for the candidates to work within these working hours, including a variety of shifts across 7 day's a week to support the needs of the service., To operationally manage and lead a District Nursing Team whilst being accountable for the performance, quality, and clinical effectiveness of the team. A key outcome of the role is to support your team to understand and own their quality, recognise, and respond to patient safety concerns, whilst identifying, assessing, and managing risk. The post holder is expected to provide direct patient care when necessary, acting as an expert practitioner and a role model to the whole team whilst actively supporting integration. As the District Nurse Team Lead you will work closely with the Integrated Community Nursing Senior Leadership Team to develop an effective and highly performing team, driving service improvements that meet patient need and promoting the team as a positive place for staff experience and development., The post-holder is responsible for the ongoing assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of care. The post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care and will take responsibility for caseload holders in their absence. Professional/Ethical Practice
Ensuring that the community nurses within the team practice within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to The Code and local Trust Policies and Procedures.
Focusing resources to ensure equity of access for all individuals and groups within the locality.
Being personally accountable for professional and ethical actions and ensuring compliance with The Code.
Maintaining confidentiality, while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy of the patient and family/carers.
Working in a non-judgmental anti-discriminatory way, with regard to cultural and religious beliefs of individuals and groups.
Ensuring that prior to any course of action involving individuals/groups has their informed consent.
Acting as an advocate for individuals and groups.
Bringing to the attention of team members when they are acting outside of the Code, Trust Policies and Procedures and identifying actions to rectify any professional issues. Patient Care Delivery/Communication
Developing, maintaining, and identifying problems with effective locality communication networks with other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies and helping to improve its effectiveness. To manage a caseload of patients with a broad range of complex and specialist needs, using evidence based and client centred principles to assess plan implement and evaluate interventions.
Accurately and timely recording of all care given to the patients and report any changes in the patient's condition to the general practitioner or other members of the health/social care team and that may be used for investigations/serious incident reporting.
Attending and participate in staff meetings, MDT's and other meetings as required.
Ability to verbally explain complex issues in formal situations such as investigations.
Ability to formally present and discuss to individuals and groups ideas and issues pertinent to Community Nursing.
Identifying and allocating responsibility for the assessment of particular client groups.
Having responsibility for the health assessment of adults within the population as their needs arise.
Using the knowledge and skills necessary to assess individuals and groups, identifying the multiple needs of the patient, family/carer providing holistic care taking into consideration cultural differences.
Working within the Community Division as a member of the integrated community nursing team, participating in activities, which address the health needs of the general population.
Providing and maintaining a high standard of skilled nursing care for patients in their homes, health clinics and Care Homes using an evidence-based model of care, that is consistent with NICE guidelines, within own scope of practice and legislation.
Ensuring that nursing procedures are taught to relatives/carers so that the care of the patients may be continuous over 24 hours, and guidance is given on carrying out all treatments.
Ensuring the changing needs of individuals and groups are identified timely and adjustments to programmes of care are made.
Promoting and maintaining optimum health by identifying, planning, and undertaking specific health promotional activities with identified individuals and target groups.
Following Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust guidelines in all suspected and confirmed emotional, sexual, and physical abuse.
Ensuring that concerns and identified potential risks are referred to the appropriate General Practitioner (GP)/Multidisciplinary team immediately.
Care/Caseload Management
Responsibility for the co-ordination in monitoring the care of patients with long term conditions, disease management and supporting clinical staff ensuring continuity and continuing care
Being responsible for the development of an annual caseload profile to identify the health needs and necessary resources to meet service needs, using the information to inform other professionals and to direct development of services.
Responsible for the setting of team objectives in conjunction with the Operational Lead.
Ensuring that all Human Resources policies are adhered to including the recruitment and employment of staff, the management of sickness absence.
Using own expertise and experience to present recommendations for service development.
Responsible for ensuring that all data relating to the patient activity of the team is input onto the information system accurately and on time as required by Trust policy.
Having delegated responsibility for budget management operating with constraints identified by management, and acts as an authorise signatory for goods and services.
Allocating work to make best use of the knowledge and skills of team members.
Having responsibility for ensuring that annual PACE are carried out within the team and the information collated.
Co-operating with Trust management and others in meeting statutory and local requirements of the Health and Safety Policy.
Identifying strategies aimed at minimising risks to staff, patients, clients, and others that use the health service.
Having the responsibility for accident/incident reporting.
Developing systems and processes that engage with users of the service ensuring services are designed to meet need.
Valuing the contribution that users of the service can make in shaping services.
Leading by example to inspire others with the values and vision for the present and future of Community Nurses nursing patients with long term conditions/acute disease management highlighting to individuals, the team, and the Trust the benefits of new ways of working
Having the ability to constructively challenge current working practices and overcome barriers during times of change.
District Nurse Team Leader Role:
To promote the attainment and maintenance of optimum health of patients who have long term conditions and acute disease management through predictive and proactive case management of an identified caseload of patients.
To formulate care plans that address the expressed health, social and cultural needs of the patient as an individual through working in partnership with the patient, the GP, specialist nurses and other stakeholder providers.
To promote patient centred care by integrating and co-ordinating the activities of the patient, relatives and carers, the individual practitioners, and teams in the provision of an efficacious management strategy for managing an individual's long-term condition.
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Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.