Job summary
Working Full or Part time
The National Health Service (NHS) has a number of sub-acute services that have developed in recent years from the guidance of NHS white papers such as the NHS Long term plan (2019) and NHS five year forward view (2014), which recommend for NHS trusts to deliver more care and services closer to a person's home rather than in acute hospitals.
As pressure on emergency departments across the UK grows, new care models will be pivotal in delivering and relieving some of these pressures by diverting work away from the hospital and into the community through the 2-hour Urgent Community Response and virtual ward offers.
In Cheshire West, the 'Hospital at Home' service has implemented virtual wards allowing patients to get the care they need at home safely and conveniently, rather than being in hospital. The NHS is increasingly introducing virtual wards to support people at the place they call home, including care homes.
The Hospital at Home workforce fits the NHS model well in supporting hospital level care at home; experienced General Practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners with prescribing rights, registered therapists / nurses and support workers offer a 7-day service that runs from 8am-8pm. Allowing for wrap around care and an excellent patient experience as evidenced in the services monthly feedback from patients.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a hard-working, enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurses to join our Hospital at Home team to support this innovative way of working, to cover a maternity leave.
We would welcome applications from registered Nurses with experience in acute medicine as well as community experience in the management of long-term health needs of our ageing population.
The primary focus of the role is to provide patient-centred clinical care, encompassing the skills of assessment and diagnosis of patients and providing ongoing acute management under the guidance of the GP's and Advanced Clinical Practitioner's within the Hospital at Home team. The posts are intended to provide improved outcomes for our patients by providing safe, kind and effective care.
If you are looking to join an innovative service at the forefront of real system change, then this is certainly an exciting time to join our existing team.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Degree / Diploma
- Mentorship and assessing qualification Experience within the respiratory, frailty or community specialities
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent training tool.
- Post registration courses including Community Specialist Practitioner course or Level 7 Clinical Assessment and diagnostic modules
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Speciality knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives.
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital systems
Desirable
- Experience in a community / Hospital at Home setting
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients / staff of varying levels of understanding
- Able to communicate sensitive information
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
- Skills in managing own workload and coordinating the work of others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Degree / Diploma
- Mentorship and assessing qualification Experience within the respiratory, frailty or community specialities
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent training tool.
- Post registration courses including Community Specialist Practitioner course or Level 7 Clinical Assessment and diagnostic modules
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Speciality knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives.
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital systems
Desirable
- Experience in a community / Hospital at Home setting
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients / staff of varying levels of understanding
- Able to communicate sensitive information
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
- Skills in managing own workload and coordinating the work of others
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).
