Registered Nurse - Community Hospital

Job summary

Are you looking for a challenge to gain knowledge and experience of the core areas of complex patient care and discharge on acommunity hospital Discharge to Assess (D2A) Ward?

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic Band 5 Registered nurses who will deliver a high-quality patient care and thrive on the opportunities this post offers. Community health care is changing and fast developing, and it is an exciting time to be a part of the Discharge Business Unit!

The world population is ageing, and we are all familiar with the challenges of meeting the needs of the growing number of older people here at Sir Robert Peel Community hospital and we all work tirelessly to ensure the right care and support services are in place when older people need them.

It's important to celebrate longevity and it is equally vital that longevity is coupled with an excellent quality of life and a sense of personal and social well-being. Thus, our vision for our patients is they should live long and healthy lives, enjoying an active, fulfilling and independent existence- in which the ageing process becomes a positive rather than a negative experience.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe, effective high quality standard of care to elderly patients within the 24 bedded unit.
• Utilise Resources in in an effective and efficient way.
• Work within the multidisciplinary team to help support the patients plan of care during their hospital stay.
• Ensure appropriate referrals are made to safeguarding team, tissue viability, and any other profession to support inpatient care management.
• Participate in practice development and support changes within improvement projects.
• Maintain the health and safety of patients.

Closing date of applications: 30 March 2026

Interview date: 13 April 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital/Samuel Johnson Community Hospital

Plantation Lane, Mile Oak

Tamworth

B78 3NG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital/Samuel Johnson Community Hospital

Plantation Lane, Mile Oak

Tamworth

B78 3NG

Employer's website

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

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