Job summary
Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours Per Week
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust is host to the Therapies and Integrated Community Services which includes the Hospital at Home service, acute rehabilitation, integrated discharge and Rapid Response. They are all unique in providing a different focus on care, whilst ensuring a person centered approach with the aim of optimising physical health and wellbeing to the population of Western Cheshire. The Hospital at Home service aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions whilst also expediting IV discharges from the acute service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Hospital at Home team for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Registered Nurse preferably (but not essential as training can be given) with experience in Intravenous Drug administration to support patients in remaining out of or be discharged early from the acute hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be expected to work within the team delivering both IV medications and along with other elements of patient centered care within the patient's own home.
The post is intended to provide improved outcomes for our patients by providing safe, kind and effective care.
We would welcome applications from all registered nurses with confidence to work autonomously whilst also being supported by the Advanced Clinical Practitioners within the Hospital at Home team.
If you possess the necessary skills and are self- motivated, a good communicator and strive to provide care to patients in the right place at the right time by the right professionals this is an exciting time to join our existing team.Please make read the person specification before applying informal visits welcome as per details below.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse
- Mentorship & Assessing qualification (or acquired following Preceptorship & after 12 months in post)
- Newly Qualified Nurses will complete the Trust's Perceptorship Program within the first year of qualification.
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study
- Relevant speciality qualification (may be required for certain practice areas e.g. Critical Care)
Knowledge
Essential
- Development of specialty knowledge
- Basic financial awareness
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital systems
- Understanding of quality change in a clinical setting
- Basic knowledge of professional & NHS issues
Desirable
- Post-registration experience in a clinical setting (May be required & will be discussed at interview)
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse
- Mentorship & Assessing qualification (or acquired following Preceptorship & after 12 months in post)
- Newly Qualified Nurses will complete the Trust's Perceptorship Program within the first year of qualification.
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study
- Relevant speciality qualification (may be required for certain practice areas e.g. Critical Care)
Knowledge
Essential
- Development of specialty knowledge
- Basic financial awareness
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital systems
- Understanding of quality change in a clinical setting
- Basic knowledge of professional & NHS issues
Desirable
- Post-registration experience in a clinical setting (May be required & will be discussed at interview)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
