Specialist Nurse- Care Homes Team

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rotherham is seeking a specialist nurse to join their care homes team. The role involves supporting high-quality person-centred care, conducting clinical assessments, and guiding care strategies to enhance clinical standards in care homes. Ideal candidates should possess strong change management skills and a passion for improving healthcare services. This full-time position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 annually, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates staff support.
• Independent prescriber (V300).
• First level registration with the NMC.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing support to the care homes team.
• Carry out assessments and ensure effective treatment plans.
• Assist in maintaining quality assurance systems.

Skills

Understanding of NHS/Healthcare developments

Change management

Audit process understanding

Care in care homes

Education

Educated to degree level or working towards

Evidence of further professional development at diploma level

Teaching qualification

Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)

Job description

We are looking for a specialist nurse to join our care homes team. We provide support to 36 care homes across Rotherham borough. The specialist nurse will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality person‑centred care across both nursing and residential settings. With a strong interest in driving continuous improvement, the successful candidate will work closely with care home staff to promote best practice, enhance clinical standards and contribute to positive resident outcomes. The role includes completing holistic and comprehensive clinical assessments, identifying care needs and providing expert guidance to ensure safe effective care is achieved. The specialist nurse will also act as a resource for education and support within the care home community.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide specialist nursing support to the care homes team, carrying out assessments and ensuring effective treatment plans for residents. They will assist in maintaining and developing quality assurance systems to monitor clinical standards across Rotherham care homes. The role also involves working with the local authorities contracting and quality team to promote learning and support quality improvement initiatives within nursing and residential care homes. The responsibilities may be reviewed and adapted as the needs of the team and organisation evolve.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for ‘would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?’ and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But don’t just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

knowledge

• Demonstrates an understanding of current NHS/Healthcare developments and their impact upon clinical practice
• Understand the audit process
• Understand the change management process
• Understands the concept care in care homes
• Awareness of the strategic direction of the Trust as illustrated in the business plan summary
• Independent prescriber (V300)

Experience

• Demonstrates experience with change management
• Demonstrates staff support

Qualifications

• Evidence of further professional development at minimum of diploma level
• Willingness to undertake further education
• Educated to degree level or working towards
• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)

Registration

• First level registration with the NMC

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata