Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
Working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based healthcare services throughout Cheshire and Merseyside.
Our services support people of all ages, from birth through to end of life – providing care in the community to help prevent ill health and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
We have a wide range of roles in our organisation including Nurses, GPs, Allied Health Professionals, Dental, Management, Health Informatics as well as the wider healthcare team supporting effective delivery of patient facing services.
Whatever your role, you will play a valuable part in our services.
In addition to being an exceptionally rewarding environment to work in, there are a number of other benefits, including:
* Flexible working options
* At least 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (based on the standard working week 37.5 hours)
* Staff benefits including NHS Pension, childcare vouchers, a salary sacrifice car scheme, additional annual leave purchase scheme, trade union membership and a range of ambassadorial engagement roles
* Annual appraisals, personal development plans and a wide range of supported apprenticeships to support career aspirations
* Strongly developed Wellbeing support, including access to a confidential support service 24/7 for personal advice
Wirral has a stunning coastline and a beautiful countryside, making it a great place to live and work. It offers 50 miles of rural walking routes, cycle areas, beaches and serene landscape and ideal for those who like to unwind with a round of golf, as it boasts 14 golf courses. Wirral also has two of Britain’s most famous rivers, the Mersey and the Dee, running along its Eastern and Western coastline.
The cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as North Wales are easy to reach with various transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry. National parks, the Peak District and Lake District are also easily accessible.
Excellent housing is available in nearby suburbs and there are a variety of schools to choose from. The University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Chester are also within short travelling distance.
Visit our website wchc.nhs.uk for more information about who we are and what we do.
Contact
Address: St Catherine's Health Centre, Human Resources Department, Ground Floor Wing 5, Derby Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 0LQ
Contact Number: 0151 514 2888
Key details
Location
Site: Community Intermediate Care Centre
Address: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Town: Wirral
Postcode: CH63 4JY
Major / Minor Region: Merseyside
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week (7 day rota including nights, weekends and bank holidays - full and part time hours available)
* Full time
* Part time
Salary
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)
Specialty
Main area: Nursing
Job overview
At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff. We are looking for dynamic nurses to join our multi-disciplinary team in our new bedded unit, the Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC). This is an exciting new initiative for the Trust and will focus on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs.
To join our multidisciplinary team you will be:
* a registered nurse with current professional registration
* committed to delivering a high standard of care and supporting change management
* an excellent communicator who will innovate, inspire and promote patient safety whilst supporting the ward team
* an advocate for our patients, able to identify changes in need and be instrumental in planning for their current and future care
This post involves 7 day working and internal rotation to nights and part time opportunities available.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing nursing and rehabilitation for in-patient beds.
In the absence of senior colleagues take charge of the unit, manage the admission of patients, provide care and discharge planning whilst contributing to the effective working of the Unit.
To work in partnership with multi-disciplinary members of the team, other professionals and agencies, to meet the health and rehabilitation needs of patients within the Unit.
The post holder will work with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner. The post holder will be able to demonstrate their professional skills and competence in care planning / co-ordination, medicines management, and care and treatment delivery.
This role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support patients with a wide range of conditions to understand and where possible, take on self-management of their condition.
The role requires the ability to be flexible and adaptable to working shifts covering 24 hrs, 7 days per week as part of internal rotation.
The post holder will have some responsibility for supervising less experienced or qualified staff and students on placement. They will be expected to actively contribute to quality assurance processes and service development.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and professional training
Essential criteria
* Registered General Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent)
* Current NMC registration
* Evidence of further recent professional development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of a broad range of Long Term Conditions experienced by patients. This will include frailty, palliative and end of life care.
* Understanding of National Government initiatives in health and social care and how they impact on local services
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in a rehabilitation unit or intermediate care setting.
* Community Nursing experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
* Experience of working in a rehabilitation unit or intermediate care setting
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Excellent communication skills written and oral
* Effective organisational skills
* Ability to articulate the evidence underpinning patients’ care plans and interventions.
* Computer Literate
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of managing people and complex situations
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Ability to work shift patterns over a 24 hour period as part of internal rotation
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Julie-anne Scott
Job title: CICC Service Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07572578464
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