Job Description

Mildenhall Integrated Neighbourhood Team



Part Time District Nurse



Maternity Leave cover fixed term/ secondment for 9 months



The Mildenhall Integrated Neighbourhood Team is looking for a part time District Nurse to cover maternity leave within the INT , to work alongside our established team of one other District Nurse & several Community Nurses, OT's and Physiotherapists with support staff.



When you join our team, you will be at the front line of healthcare, delivering medical care to the patients on our caseloads in their own homes, with excellent support from an Integrated Community Team which includes Adult Social Services staff.



This post requires a specialised District Nursing degree, following your Adult Nursing qualification. NHS work experience is essential & Community Nursing experience desirable.



This rewarding job helps maintain a patient's independence and freedom, whilst still being able to access exemplary medical care.



We attend the housebound patients of the 5 GP Practices in Mildenhall, Lakenheath & Brandon & visit as required - some over the borders into Norfolk & Cambridgeshire.



You will join a small, friendly, and well-led integrated community healthcare team, where we work closely with the MDT (Social Workers, GP's and Allied Health Professionals)



To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality. To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.



To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practise to asses, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.



To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.



To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers and colleagues.



To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.



To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.



To monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.



Interviews to be held in the Mildenhall Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall IP28 7JX.



If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Pippa Sharp , Team Manager, for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.



Pippa Sharp - 07974854876



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The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.



Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.



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Job summary:

To lead and manage the District Nursing Service in a given To provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.



To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.



To provide the highest standard of clinical care by using advanced skills and expert knowledge to holistically assess needs, instigate and provide clinical treatments using evidence-based practice.



To lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers.



To use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.



To support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional



To monitor the quality-of-care provision and identify and promote areas for service



To build strong relationships with partner organisations, particularly for patients receiving shared care to ensure an effective flow of patient information to ensure high quality care.