Keswick Ward Staff Nurse (Community Hospitals)
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse Keswick Community Hospital - 30 hours position available.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the friendly and enthusiastic nursing team at Keswick Ward based in the heart of the Lake District. The ward currently supports 16 patients with various health conditions to reach their baseline and optimum level and return back to their chosen environment, whether this be home or alternative care facilities. The complexities of their care focus on complex discharge planning, multi-disciplinary working, and supporting patients with decision-making processes.
We are looking for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our cheerful, supportive team to deliver high-quality, holistic care and join our well-established multi-disciplinary team.
The successful candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic about delivering holistic care to patients and have a desire to develop their knowledge and skills in discharge processes while supporting patients through education and lifestyle choices.
As a community ward, we are a busy unit admitting step-up patients from the community and step-down patients from the acute sector with varying health conditions. We also support many patients with palliative conditions and chronic decline. The post requires individuals to work under pressure, with accuracy, and effective communication and collaboration are key aspects of this role.
Main duties of the job
The post requires a candidate that is passionate about holistic care to support patients and their families for End-of-Life Care and safe discharges. The role will involve clinical skills, including male and female catheterisation, venepuncture, cannulation, administration of IV medication, ECGs, and wound care.
Candidates must demonstrate and provide examples of their experience related to the essential criteria outlined in the job description. Training will be given to the successful candidate if required.
The hours offered are on rotation, including 12-hour shifts, weekends, bank holidays, and nights, subject to change for service needs.
About us
At NCIC, we aim to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and offers a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in delivering 'safe, high-quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
We are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
The Trust will provide a twelve-month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals.
Registered Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles, or changing clinical environments may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received, this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
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