Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nurisng
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6424651-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South East Community Nursing Team
- Town
- Bridgnorth
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Interdisciplinary Team Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse/Caseload Holder
NHS AfC: Band 6
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
As a Caseload Holder you will manage a designated group of patients to ensure that they receive timely and evidence based care. You will have a skill mixed team to support the delivery of this care. You will need to be qualified to RN level, be registered with the NMC and be able to demonstrate current clinical experience in a community setting. We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.
There is a need for excellent communication skills and a dedication to multi agency working; you will need to work flexibly within a busy, demanding environment with the ability to develop new skills and working patterns.
Main duties of the job
- To adhere to the NMC Guidelines for Professional Practice.
- To meet the NMC Standards for Records and Record Keeping, whilst
exercising confidentiality and discretion. - To maintain professional competencies as required under Continuous
Professional Development. - To attend mandatory training as identified by the Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and be responsible for team members attendance to ensure that quality standards are maintained.
- To develop and maintain effective communication networks with other health professionals, private, statutory and voluntary agencies with regard to patient care.
- To have knowledge of, and adhere to Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Policies and Clinical Guidelines.
- To participate in research and initiate and participate in clinical audit of services to improve practice and contribute to the development of clinical procedures and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see further information on the attached document entitled job description and person specification.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Current NMC Registration (Part 1).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide range of nursing experience within a community setting.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
- Mentor qualification and experience of undertaking clinical assessment.
- Clinical Supervision – supervisor level.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- IT Skills or willingness to undertake ECDL training.
- Broad knowledge of current community issues and research within nursing.
- Leadership skills.
- Proactive approach & innovative.
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to meet travel requirements of the post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Serrell
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07964134054
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