District Nursing Deputy Team Manager

District Nursing Deputy Team Manager - Band 6

Whittington Health delivers District Nursing Services across the boroughs of Islington and Haringey. Both boroughs are diverse, vibrant, and exciting places to work with excellent transport links and fantastic opportunities to develop your skills. Our District Nursing Service is forward-thinking, hardworking, and dynamic, which we pride ourselves on.

We are offering the following:

• Additional payments for working out of hours and weekends
• Leadership development opportunities
• Full-time, part-time, or flexible posts available
• The option of working in either Haringey or Islington
• The option of working in the day team or twilight team
• Help to agree accommodation if required

Expected to work one long shift a week, thus assisting twilight

Please note: All staff are required to be double vaccinated, especially for clinical posts.

The recent CQC report rated the Whittington NHS services as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' for caring. District and Community nurses visit people who are housebound of all ages 18+ in their own homes or residential homes, enabling them to self-manage where possible and implementing appropriate treatments and care pathways. Our service operates on a 24-hour basis, so if you are looking for a working pattern that suits your life pattern, we have part-time, full-time, and flexible working patterns available.

This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who have met their competencies at Band 5 level. Those who have already worked in District Nursing or would like to make the move to the community setting and further develop both their management and senior clinical skills. You will need to be self-motivated, an excellent communicator, both a leader and a team player with the drive and determination in case management and supporting the team manager to lead delivery of high-quality nursing care for your team within an integrated care organisation.

All successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop skills in nurse prescribing, leadership, and management as well as ongoing training, support, clinical supervision, and a clear career pathway, with support from their team manager and Lead District Nurse and the District Nursing Professional Development Team.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce that is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation, we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion, and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Managing Care

• To have responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of nursing care to patients as delegated by District Nurse Team Manager.
• To undertake skilled nursing activities directly related to the assessment, planning, and evaluation of patient care and the supervision and training of junior staff and students.
• To promote personal, professional, and clinical expertise through regular evaluation and updating of practice.
• To ensure that practice is delivered in line with the NMC code at all times.
• To ensure that the 6Cs (including compassionate care) underpins own practice and is promoted as an ethos within the service.
• To assist in leading the team to meet the mission statement of the service and embed it into practice.
• To fulfil requirements of integrated working and care, through effective liaison with Social Service Departments, Local Authorities, and providers of acute care, plus other agencies.
• To undertake health promotion, including chronic disease management, for patients and their families on the current caseload.
• To identify any trained nurse within the team to be the named nurse for patients of the caseload.
• To be involved in care/case management under the supervision of the District Nurse Team Manager, including of clients with continuing care needs.

Managing Resources

• To teach and supervise the clinical practice of team members and to appraise and to identify training needs of all directly managed staff. In conjunction with the District Nurse Team Manager, meet the training needs of staff.
• In conjunction with District Nurse Team Manager, identify the health needs of caseload to ensure the nursing team resources are deployed in a way that reflects those needs.
• To promote good communication, employment practices, and industrial relations within the nursing team.
• To lead team (and other) meetings where appropriate.
• To ensure the successful implementation of appropriate organisational arrangements within the team, so that the overall aims and objectives of the service are achieved.
• To manage resources to ensure they relate to the overall objectives and responsibilities of the team.
• To comply with financial standing instructions.
• To be able to use the computer to: write written reports in Word, access/send emails on the Whittington Health system, access the intranet/internet for relevant information according to Whittington Health policy.
• To be prepared to undertake training in using Protocol, the Whittington Health/SS joint single assessment process computer-held document.

Record Keeping

• To ensure accurate, contemporaneous records are kept that ensures safety and continuity of patient care (including electronic records where appropriate).
• To ensure accurate statistical data is promptly submitted in line with Whittington Health Policies.

Quality

• To participate in policy and standard setting, quality initiatives, and clinical audit.
• To be fully aware of the clinical governance agenda.
• To ensure that the care given meets the standards and policies set by Whittington Health.
• To inform line management of constraints that will prevent these standards from being met.
• To respond promptly to any incident where service quality has fallen below an acceptable standard and report to the District Nurse Team Manager.
• To attend regular clinical supervision and promote and support team attendance as per Whittington Health policy, as well as acting as a clinical supervisor.
• To appraise junior members of the team using the Knowledge and Skills Framework.

Professional Development and Responsibilities

• Where the post holder has particular expertise, act as advisor/resource person to other staff.
• To participate in training as appropriate of students nurses, NVQ candidates, GP trainees, and other trainees.
• To participate in resource projects and health promotion programmes as requested.
• To undertake duties as delegated by the District Nurse.

Research

• To participate in agreed research projects and/or innovations subject to discussion with the District Nurse and following agreed policy and protocol.
• To contribute to the development of the nursing team and the community health services by participating in working parties, committees, and planning and discussion groups.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN 1st level registration)
• Evidence of CPD
• Further postgraduate certification
• Evidence of recent training and development

Desirable criteria

• Proven ability to meet work-based competencies in a clinic nursing setting

Experience

• Proven ability to meet work-based competencies in a primary care setting
• Experience and understanding of teamwork and integrated working
• Understanding of 6Cs (including compassionate care) and embed them in practice
• Clinical Governance and clinical supervision
• Experience and understanding of teamwork
• Leadership styles and skills
• Current issues affecting nursing practice including long-term conditions care

Skills

• Computer skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Clinical/Research-based skills
• Networking skills
• Understanding of quality standards and audit Staff appraisals/supervision and development

Desirable criteria

• Clinical skills Venepuncture
• Managing syringe drivers Palliative care decision making
• Dopplers/compression bandaging IV additives/cannulation
• Wound management
• Gastrostomy care and feeding Continence assessment and management Management of long-term conditions Extended/supplementary prescriber
• Continence Assessment and management incl. Catheterisation (Male & Female)
• Community/Independent Prescriber

Knowledge

• Impact of NHS policy on community nursing Current Nursing Initiatives
• Understanding of Clinical Governance Multidisciplinary approach and integrated working
• Aptitudes Resource Management Prioritising Caseload Management of Stress Management of change Demonstrates vision/commitment to the organisation

Equal Opportunities

• Awareness of Equal Opportunities/Equal Access
• Understanding of and commitment to NMC Code of Conduct

Safeguarding Children and Adults

• To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures, and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This will require you to:
• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi-Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan-London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.