Lead Neighbourhood Nurse Manager

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Due to reorganisation within the division, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, proactive, compassionate leader to join our Community Team as the Lead Nurse.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Neighbourhood Nurse Management team and the Head of Nursing to maintain high levels of quality and safety and to provide high level support and leadership to our high functioning teams.
The Community Lead Nurse’s key responsibility is to provide viable, accessible leadership to all areas within their given areas of responsibility,
The Community Nurse Lead will support the community nursing teams to promote excellence in nursing care to maintain and improve clinical standards. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond.
The Community Nurse Lead will ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility, and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for an agreed 20% of their time and where required will be a specialist in their clinical area.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
The Lead Neighbourhood Nurse Manager’s key responsibility is to provide viable, accessible leadership to all clinical areas within their given areas of responsibility,
The Lead Neighbourhood Nurse Manager will support the Community Nursing teams and Senior Nurses to promote excellence in nursing care to maintain and improve clinical standards and support the care of patients in their homes. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. He/she will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment, and that clinical practices are in accordance with Trust policy and best practice guidelines to minimise the risk of infection.
Through line management of the Neighbourhood Nurse Managers and working in close collaboration with other clinical colleagues, lead the delivery and expansion of an expert Community Nursing service across the organisation. The post holder will lead on advancing the body of knowledge through education, research and audit with the aim of improving access to treatment services.
The Lead Neighbourhood Nurse Manager will ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility, and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for an agreed 20% of their time and where required will be a specialist in their clinical area.
The Divisional Directors, the General Manager and the Heads of Nursing lead each Directorate. The Lead Neighbourhood Nurse Manager will report directly to their Head of Nursing who has overarching responsibility for the operational management and strategic direction of nursing.
This post will include working and travelling to all hospital and community sites

Please refer the Job description for details