District Nurse INT

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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 essential & Community Nursing experience desirable.

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

• Lead and manage the District Nursing Service in this Locality. Provide specialist clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lead service development of integrated services in the Locality, in partnership with peers and colleagues.
• Use new knowledge in innovative ways and take responsibility for developing and changing practice in complex and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• Support staff to feel confident and competent to move across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Monitor the quality of care provision and identify and promote areas for service development.

Interviews will be held in the Mildenhall Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall IP28 7JX
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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 –

For further details / informal visits contact:
Pippa Sharp

Job title: Mildenhall INT Team Manager

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