Registered Nurse - York Community Response Team
Band 5
Main area: Community Nurse Grade Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (This post covers a service which operates 7 days a week, 8am till 8pm)
Job ref: 419-6722839-RN-FH-B
Site: York Community Response Team - White Cross Rehabilitation Unit
Town: York
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata/per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/01/2025 23:59
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
* We are KIND
* We are OPEN
* We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
Are you passionate about supporting patients in their own homes and committed to improving their quality of life?
We are seeking a Band 5 Nurse to join either York and Shar (South Hambleton and Ryedale) Community Response Teams to deliver high standards of multi-disciplinary interventions to patients within their own place of residence, to prevent avoidable admissions to acute care and to support discharges.
Our well-established teams cover the historical city of York, as well as the rolling countryside within North Yorkshire. The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Support Workers and works alongside Primary Care and Partners to provide Urgent Care Response, Frailty Hub as well as short-term reablement/rehabilitation programmes.
Do you feel ready for a new challenge and to make a difference to others alongside a fun, supportive and friendly team?
Main duties of the job
1. Responsible for holistic/nurse specific assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating patient care, ensuring high standards of care to patients.
2. Ensure staff maintain detailed, accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to Trust policies.
3. Prioritise and delegate work using staff and time appropriately, referring patients to other agencies as necessary.
4. Provide clinical advice and support to other staff.
5. Maintain positive communication links between Primary Care, Secondary Care, Social Services and Voluntary Agencies.
The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.
Working for our organisation
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
3. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
4. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
5. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
6. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
7. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
8. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Registered Adult Nurse with NMC registration
* Registered and up to date mentor
Experience and Knowledge Required
* Post registration experience of working within community/or hospital services
Skills and Attributes
* Ability to work effectively within an integrated team
* Ability to prioritise work and manage own work time effectively
* Able to plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of care and promotion of health and well-being
* Ability to work independently
* Understanding of clinical governance
* Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
* Demonstrate ability to teach others
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
* Positive and flexible approach
* Self-motivated, pro-active and innovative
DBS Checks
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.
Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.
Agile and Flexible Working
We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.
A bit more about us and the surrounding area
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Sponsorship
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, check you are eligible under the UKVI points based system online. Not all jobs we advertise are eligible for sponsorship.
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.
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