Staff Nurse

NHS; Malvern; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Staff Nurse, providing exceptional care to children with learning disabilities. This full-time role offers flexible shifts and opportunities for professional growth. You will work in a supportive environment, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance with regulatory bodies.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in learning disability care and management.
• Current NMC registration required.
• Ability to teach and supervise junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinically effective care to children with learning disabilities.
• Support the manager in leading the team.
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Empathy

Team player

Flexibility

Education

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Registered Nurse Mental Health

Registered General Nurse

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 21 May 2025

Are you dynamic, motivated and have a passion for working with childrenwho have a learning disability and who strives for person centred care? Comeand join our team delivering an excellent level of care in a rewardingenvironment to children with learning disabilities.

We provide replacement care and short stays for children from the age of 2 to 18 years across 2 bungalows, with up to 7 childrenstaying at any one time. You will be working as part of a wider team supportingchildren to live their best lives in a safe, fun, and fulfilling environment.

We provide care to service users who have complex health needs or a needfor nursing interventions (such as PEGs, Diabetes and Epilepsy). We alsosupport service users who have behaviours that may be challenging.

We are a 7-day service, and you will be working a range of shiftsincluding evenings, weekends, nights, and bank holidays. We can be flexible tomake sure this works for you. This is a full time post.

We can offer you a range of benefits, training, and progressionopportunities within the service to enhance your knowledge and skills andsupport you with your career pathway.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will predominantly be based in the Childrens servicebut will also be required to at times work in the Adults service and at timesmay be the sole nurse on site for both services. They would support the managerto lead the team in delivering a clinically effective service with theoverarching aim that the individuals who attend the service feel, welcome,safe, confident and a positive experience for all concerned. keen to stay, thusproviding a positive experience for all concerned.

Both services are registered with CQC, and the childrens service isregistered with Ofsted. The post holder will be required to support the managerto ensure the service meets the requirements for CQC.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Variety of evidence based clinical skills
• Understanding of evidence based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
• Confidence to teach student nurses, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
• Current knowledge of developments in nursing and healthcare practice
• Awareness of Audit
• Understanding of learning disability, physical disability and associated healthcare needs
• Experience of Audit

Experience

• Relevant learning disability experience
• Previous experience of day to day management
• Supervision and appraisal
• Supervising junior members of staff

Qualifications

• Registered Learning Disability Nurse, Registered Nurse Mental Health or Registered General Nurse
• Current registration with the NMC
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
• Accredited courses in relevant clinical area

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in
• English in both verbal and written formats
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible, lateral thinker
• Compassion and empathy skills
• Self-motivated and proven ability to motivate others
• Able to work competently without supervision
• Team player
• Able to cope under pressure
• Versatile and adaptable
• Basic IT skills
• An ability to manage a variety of situations

Additional Criteria

• Responsible for own professional development

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.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust