Staff Nurse - Helston Inpatients

Cornwall Partnership; Helston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

CPD time

Coaching and mentoring

Care certificate programme

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two motivated Band 5 nurses for our 25-bed ward at Helston Community Hospital. The post focuses on delivering high-quality care to predominantly elderly patients, with rotation across Early, Late and Night shifts to ensure 24/7 coverage.

The successful candidates will join a supportive multi-disciplinary team, participate in ongoing development, and help lead the ward while mentoring students and healthcare assistants.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience of working within a community hospital and elderly care ENB 941 an advantage.
• First Degree or Diploma (or working towards).
• Enabling leadership and mentorship within nursing teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop programmes of care in the ward.
• Act as a team leader providing nursing care without direct supervision.
• Mentor pre- and post-registration students and Healthcare Assistants undertaking NVQ.
• Support 24-hour nursing care with a flexible shift pattern across days, evenings and nights.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Clinical skills

Organisational skills

Education

First Degree or Diploma

ENB qualification

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit twomotivated, enthusiastic and clinically capable Band 5 trained nurses to join our nursing team for our 25 bedded Ward at Helston Community Hospital. The trained nurse role requires the post holder to be committed to the ongoing development of the ward and multi-disciplinary team working. We aim to deliver the highest standard of patient and rehabilitative care to our predominantly elderly patients.

The ideal applicant will possess a good level of organisational, communication and clinical skills relevant to the post and be able to act as a positive role model. You will be undertaking a range of Early, Late and Night duties on a rotational basis in order to support 24-hour nursing care, 7 days per week. Although based at Helston Community Hospital, a flexible working approach is required to support other hospitals in the locality as service needs require.

We require motivated, forward thinkers with a “can-do” attitude and a passion for nursing. In return we will support you in your career and involve you in the future development of services.

Main duties of the job

The assessment of care needs and the development and implementation of programmes of care in the ward setting

To be a team leader and provide all forms of nursing care without direct supervision.

To provide mentorship to pre and post registration students and Healthcare Assistants undertaking the National Vocational Awards.

Helston Community Hospital offers a range of services focusing on assessment, rehabilitation and palliative care.

Facilities

• 25 inpatient beds
• Minor Injury Unit
• Out-patient department
• Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Departments
• Community Nurse Base

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Qualifications & Experience

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Evidence of team working
• ENB or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
• Experience of working within a community hospital and working in care of the elderly ENB 941 an advantage
• First Degree or Diploma (or working towards)

Skills and Aptitude

• Well organised. Confident. Aware of limitation of role. Inisght into NHYS changes

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.