Inpatient Community Staff Nurse - Hinckley

Job summary

Are you the person we are looking for? You may have seen in the media that LPT has received additional funding to increase the numbers of beds within our Community Hospitals.

Due to this expansion, we are now seeking motivated and confident Staff Nurses to work on our two wards at Hinckley & Bosworth Community Hospital. The wards are nurse led which will give you high levels of autonomy and satisfaction in delivering excellent care, supporting rehabilitation and increasing patient independence.

Our wards provide sub-acute care, medical step down, rehabilitation and palliative care. You can make a real difference to patients on our wards and their positive feedback can be seen reflected in our FFT results. Patients have said the following - "excellent care", "you looked after me well", and "if I needed anything someone was always there".

You are welcome to visit during the application process to give you an insight to the types of care delivered on our wards, our MDT working processes and how we work with our patients and their families to facilitate safe discharge home. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the name on this advert.

Free parking is available on site.

The local bus transport network has a stop close by.

We encourage a healthy work/life balance and offer flexible working opportunities.

We provide a range of training and development options for nurses who wish to progress in their careers.

Main duties of the job

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care in a nurse led environment.

Assisting with and contributing to the management and organisation of the ward.

Delivery of high-quality care.

Participating in education, development and supervision of other staff members and students.

Working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of clients/ service users and their families.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Ashby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3DA

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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