Team Leader / District Nurse - Community Nursing

The Role

We are looking for a clinical expert who has the relevant management and leadership skills with the ability to support, develop a large community team of DN/ LTC staff to deliver optimum care to the Airdrie population. This post will be based within Airdrie Community Health Centre, however, the post holder will be required to work across all North localities which will be Airdrie Health centre, Motherwell Health Centre,  Coatbridge Health Centre , Bellshill Health Centre, View Park Health Centre.

The successful post holder will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of an accessible, appropriate, high quality and effective nursing service to all age groups in the community by working in partnership with patients, care providers and other agencies. You will ensure a person centred approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.

You will also will be responsible and accountable for the leadership and management of the aligned community nursing team and other staff groups where applicable, linking into the management structure of the Locality.

Interviews will be held on 23/12/2024. A presentation will also be required - the topic of this will be confirmed closer to the interview confirmation

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• District Nurse Certificate/SPQ Nursing in the Home or equivalent
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in predominantly within Airdrie Health Centre however You will be required to work across all North Localities - Airdrie Health Centre, Motherwell Health Centre,  Coatbridge Health Centre, Bellshill Health, View Park Health Centre.

The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager.

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Margaret McGreevy, Service Manager on margaret.mcgreevy@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk & Evelyn Ryan, Service Manager on  Evelyn.Ryan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jennifer Hughes, Recruitment Administrator on jennifer.hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Interviews will be held on 23/12/2024. A presentation will also be required - the topic of this will be confirmed closer to the time.

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.