Castleberg Community Staff Nurse (Band 5)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Band 5 Staff Nurse who is enthusiastic and motivated to join our established integrated intermediate care team, primarily based at Castleberg Hospital in Giggleswick.

The Intermediate Care Teams have undergone recent developments and have expanded to include Castleberg Hospital (10 beds). The 2016 CQC report described the Intermediate Care Teams as an outstanding example of community working.

The service at Castleberg provides bed-based intermediate care to support people who are in an acute but stable condition. The service also provides palliative care to people during their last days of life if they cannot be cared for safely in their own home.

The Intermediate Care Team's includes Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Staff Nurses and Community Support Workers. It is important to be able to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as independently. We utilise the Calderdale competency framework for skill sharing

Applicants must be prepared to work shifts covering 24/7 and have access to own transport, car driver and access to vehicle essential (Car leasing schemes available). The successful candidate may be required to rotate across Intermediate Care services (Collaborative Care Teams). This rotation is a great development opportunity and chance to develop skills, increase knowledge across a range of community setting.

*Previous applicants need not re-apply*

Main duties of the job

The NHS plan sets a challenging agenda of improvement, expansion and reform for health and social providers. This includes devolution of power and resources to the front line to give health professionals who deliver care the freedom to innovate. The competencies described are based on the NatPaCT PCT Competency Framework for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (2003). The post holder will support the Senior Sister in the provision of strong clinical leadership and ensuring the principles clinical leadership are implemented at a local level within the designated team.

In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution (details of which can be found at the following websites www.nhsemployers.org or www.dh.gov.uk/nhsconstitution)

The post holder must adhere at all times to the Code of Conduct as published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and must work within the policies and guidelines as laid down by ANHST .

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

Date posted

01 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

423-5591884

Job locations

Castleberg Hospital

Raines Road, Giggleswick

Settle

BD24 0BN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Adult)
Current NMC Registration
Post qualification clinical experience

Desirable

Teaching & Assessment Qualification (ie ENB998).

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Able to assess patients with comple health care needs and develop care plans to meet needs.
Experience of risk management and governance.
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of intermediate care services in the community
Knowledge of long term conditions

Desirable

Palliative care experience
Phlebotomy experience
Post registration experience
Use of SystemOne and EPMA (Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration)
Community nursing experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Adult)
Current NMC Registration
Post qualification clinical experience

Desirable

Teaching & Assessment Qualification (ie ENB998).

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Able to assess patients with comple health care needs and develop care plans to meet needs.
Experience of risk management and governance.
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of intermediate care services in the community
Knowledge of long term conditions

Desirable

Palliative care experience
Phlebotomy experience
Post registration experience
Use of SystemOne and EPMA (Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration)
Community nursing experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).