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Northamptonshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust

United Kingdom

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GBP 29,000 - 37,000

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Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative healthcare facility dedicated to providing exceptional inpatient rehabilitation services. As a Staff Nurse, you will play a crucial role in delivering individualized care to patients, working alongside a skilled team of healthcare professionals. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the new inpatient hospital environment while ensuring the highest standards of care. With a commitment to staff wellbeing and development, this role promises a rewarding experience in a supportive and collaborative setting.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme
Family friendly policies
Occupational Health services
27 days holiday plus bank holidays
Learning and development courses
Salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

  • Must be registered with NMC to practice as a nurse.
  • Experience in rehabilitation and sub-acute care is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Assess healthcare needs and develop care plans.
  • Monitor patient care quality and collaborate with the MDT.
  • Assist in managing a team and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Registered Nurse
Compassionate Care
Medication Administration
Patient Assessment
Team Collaboration

Education

Nursing Degree
NMC Registration

Job description


Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust



About



NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.



Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do



Our dedication to caring and making a difference doesn’t just extend to our patients, but to our staff too. Wellbeing is a Trust priority – we were the second-highest scoring Trust in the country for the Wellbeing measure on the 2018 National Staff Survey. We are actively committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in our staff networks (BME - Black Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ,Disability and Working Carers). We also hold the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition scheme Silver Award, and are a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer. We offer excellent employment benefits including:



  • Large variety of learning and development courses available to staff throughout the year



  • contributory pension scheme



  • a wide range of family friendly policies



  • salary sacrifice scheme.



  • a variety of Occupational Health services and classes



  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays for new starters, rising with service



  • Don’t just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journal’s coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.




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    Key details





    Location




    Site



    Brackley Community Hospital



    Town



    Brackley



    Postcode



    NN13 6QZ



    Major / Minor Region



    Northamptonshire








    Contract type & working pattern




    Contract



    Fixed term: 12 months (End Date - 28th February 2026)



    Hours



    Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours considered - minimum 25 hrs per week - 24/7 service)








    Salary




    Salary



    £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata



    Salary period



    Yearly











    Grade



    (Band 5)








    Specialty




    Main area



    Staff Nurse












    Job overview






    BAND 5 STAFF NURSE – IN-PATIENT PHYSICAL HEALTH REHABILITATION AT BRACKLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE



    37.5 hrs per week, part time hours consider – minimum 25 hours per week – long and short days are available on a 24/7 rota basis



    Brackley Community Hospital is Inpatient facility based in the south of Northamptonshire which opened in March 2021. The ward is situated in a with a wide range of services co-located in it and therefore we need somebody who is open to new ways of working on the ward and developing strong links with other services and the wider community.



    Please come and join our highly skilled, motivated and innovative team including medics, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists all ward based to ensure that our patients receive the best possible individualised care all in single rooms.



    Brackley Community Hospital is one of five Community Hospitals within Northamptonshire who all work closely to share best practice and develop services for our local population.






    Advert






    As a Staff Nurse you will have a unique opportunity to help us shape the new inpatient hospital and ward team. We want to create an effective and high performing team which you can be part of from the very beginning making a positive difference and delivering outstanding care.



    The post holder will need to provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients for acute hospital admission avoidance in a physical health inpatient unit.




    As a Staff Nurse, you'll





    • assess the healthcare needs of patients and develop care plans reflecting their needs



    • monitor the quality of care they're receiving



    • work closely with the MDT to set goals towards discharge



    • carryout clinical skills such as complex medication administration, intravenous medications and fluid administration, syringe pump use, enteral feeding, complex wound care and catheterisation



    • Assist the Ward Sister managing a team of patients, supervision and delegation to junior staff.






    Working for our organisation






    NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.






    Detailed job description and main responsibilities



    For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.









    Important Information



    Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records



    Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.



    Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.



    We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.



    At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.



    Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.



    All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit:DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)



    Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.



    Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.













    Applicant requirements



    warning
    You must have appropriate UK professional registration.





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    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.











    Person specification





    Registered with NMC




    Essential criteria



    • Registered with NMC








    Caring and compassionate




    Essential criteria



    • caring and compassionate















    Documents



    • JD (, 680.5)PDFKB


    • Benefits (, 1.4)PDFMB


    • Benefits (, 570.7)PDFKB








    Further details / informal visits contact




    Name



    Donna Morris



    Job title



    Ward Matron



    Email address



    [email protected]


    Additional information




















































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