Castleberg Community Staff Nurse (Band 5)

Integrated Care System; Settle; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Settle is looking for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their integrated intermediate care team at Castleberg Hospital. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care, working with a multidisciplinary team, and managing patients' varying health care needs in a supportive environment. Applicants should be registered nurses with relevant experience and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with NMC registration.
• Experience in assessing complex health care needs.
• Knowledge of intermediate care services and NHS Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team.
• Assess patients and develop appropriate care plans.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Risk management

Knowledge of long term conditions

Community nursing experience

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Current NMC Registration

Teaching & Assessment Qualification

Tools

SystemOne

EPMA

Job description

Castleberg Community Staff Nurse (Band 5)

We are looking to appoint a Band 5 Staff Nurse who is enthusiastic and motivated to join our established integrated intermediate care team, based at Castleberg Hospital in Giggleswick.

The Intermediate Care Teams have undergone recent developments and have expanded to include Castleberg Hospital (10 beds). The 2016 CQC report described the Intermediate Care Teams as an outstanding example of community working.

The service at Castleberg provides bed-based intermediate care to support people who are in an acute but stable condition. The service also provides palliative care to people during their last days of life if they cannot be cared for safely in their own home.

The Intermediate Care Team's includes Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurses and Support Workers. It is important to be able to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as independently. We utilise the Calderdale competency framework for skill sharing

Applicants must be prepared to work shifts covering 24/7 .

Main duties of the job

Nursing and rehabilitation for inpatients at Castleberg hospital

• You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of people with varying health care needs
• We push the boundaries of what care is achievable in a community hospital
• work closely with the MDT

About us

• We are looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services.
• We can provide flexibility with shift patterns
• Supportive yearly development conversations
• Health and Wellbeing conversations
• Clinical and professional supervision

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Current NMC Registration
• Teaching & Assessment Qualification

Experience/Knowledge

• Able to assess patients with comple health care needs and develop care plans to meet needs.
• Experience of risk management and governance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of intermediate care services in the community
• Knowledge of long term conditions
• Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications
• Use of SystemOne and EPMA (Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration)
• Community nursing experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata per annum