Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an Integrated Community Manager to join our team, leading both core and rapid community nursing services across Amber Valley. 

The role will include leading and managing the Community Nursing teams within the Amber Valley Place footprint. The nursing teams are made up of Rapid and Core services. The post holder will also manage the Care Coordinators and Enhanced Clinical Practitioners within the area. The post will work closely within Team Up and the development of integration with system partners. 

These are busy teams which operate to a very high standard.

Main duties of the job

As well as providing inspiring and supportive day to day operational management, there will also be lots of scope to participate in service development and transformational change. 

The ICM role will be pivotal in working with the Primary Care Networks facilitating the Ageing Well agenda.

The post is open to qualified Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapists.   

The post holder will work very closely with other ICMs within Amber Valley and Erewash, as well as county -wide, with peers who meet regularly for support and project development work. 

Mentoring and leadership development will be supported. 

You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, have excellent communication and leadership skills and have a current working knowledge of the integrated care agenda.

You will be passionate about our services, creating a high-performance culture that delivers exemplary patient care and works within the principles of the DCHS Way. 

Working for our organisation

DCHS services are currently a key contributor to the integrated care agenda and are actively working to create truly integrated services with our partners putting the patients and their carers at the heart of everything we do across Amber Valley and Erewash. 

Your role will be working within DCHS to ensure our staff are engaged and motivated by the changes and that you work in close liaison with our commissioning, social care, primary, secondary care colleagues and other partners to redesign pathways of care.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.