Staff Nurse

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chester is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join the team at Ancora House. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest quality of care in a rotational shift pattern. Applicants must demonstrate the 6 C's in practice and have a commitment to compassionate care. This role offers excellent training and development opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Excellent training programme

Preceptorship programme

Inclusive recruitment practices

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
• Must be able to work rotational shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide care as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in a rotational shift basis including nights and twilight shifts.

Skills

Understanding of the 6 C’s in practice

Compassion

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Role Overview

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Role Overview

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join the team at Ancora House.

About Ancora House

Ancora House is an in-patient child and adolescent mental health service, consisting of 30 beds, split across two wards: Coral and Indigo. We are a general adolescent unit, that also supports young people with an eating disorders.

Key Responsibilities

You will be part of a supportive and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team, working on a rotational shift basis. This includes days, nights and twilight shifts. The post offers the successful applicant the exciting opportunity to join this team in providing the highest quality of care for our service users. We have an excellent training programme and preceptorship programme.

Qualifications & Skills

The individual must be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C’s in practice, these being Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment.

Location

Ancora House is based on the Countess of Chester Health Park Site approximately 1.5 miles from Chester city centre.

About CWP

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Training & Induction

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Career Growth

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Terri-Anne Nolan Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01244 397595

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