Ward Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Preston; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for a 12-month fixed-term post on Longridge ward, a 15-bed step-down unit at Cuerden Ward, Chorley Hospital. The role focuses on recovery after medical and surgical illness, palliative care, and planning complex discharges, with assessments extending into patients' homes and community settings.

You will be part of a 24-hour ward nursing team, deputising for the ward sister and supervising registered nurses and healthcare

Qualifications

• First level registered nurse with diploma or degree.
• Current NMC registration.
• Experience in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings.

Responsibilities

• Work within a 24-hour ward-based nursing team providing holistic care.
• Carry delegated responsibility for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care in patients' homes and community settings.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership for registered nurses and healthcare assistants on the ward.
• Deputise for the ward sister and supervise the team in her absence.
• Identify changes in patients' needs and help plan current and future care.
• Act as an advocate for patients.
• Support change management on the ward.
• Provide visible leadership and promote patient safety.
• Help the ward team meet its targets.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Clinical decision making

Education

First level registered nurse (RN/RGN) diploma or degree

Job description

A 12-month fixed-term Staff Nurse post on Longridge ward, a 15-bed step-down unit at Cuerden Ward, Chorley Hospital, run by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, with a special interest in older people's care. The work centres on recovery after medical and surgical illness, palliative care and planning complex discharges, with delegated assessment and planning extending into patients' homes and community settings. The post sits within a 24-hour ward nursing team, and the holder deputises for the ward sister, supervising registered nurses and healthcare assistants. NMC registration is essential.

What the job involves

• Work within the 24-hour ward-based nursing team under the ward sister, giving holistic nursing care
• Carry delegated responsibility for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating evidence-based nursing care in patients' homes and community settings
• Provide clinical and professional leadership for registered nurses and healthcare assistants on the ward
• Deputise for the ward sister and supervise the team in her absence when required
• Identify changes in patients' needs and help plan their current and future care
• Act as an advocate for patients
• Support change management on the ward
• Provide visible leadership and promote patient safety
• Help the ward team meet its targets

What's required

Qualifications

• First level registered nurse qualification (RN, RGN) at diploma or degree level

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Multidisciplinary and multi-agency working

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of NMC standards and their implications for practice
• Ability to solve problems and make clinical decisions
• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills

Nice to have

• Teaching or mentorship post-registration qualification
• Understanding of the clinical governance framework and its implications for practice
• Knowledge of current health service issues and up-to-date clinical and leadership skills
• Undertaking complex assessments and planning and evaluating care packages
• Clinical audit
• Experience in palliative care

What's offered

• Support for flexible working, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
• Wellbeing resources, tools and support, in and out of work