Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Community Sub-Acute Ward

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Job summary

Within STW, the ICB, SaTH & SCHT are committed to integrating to provide improved seamless pathways of care for patients. This is an exciting time to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as we work in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - our Acute Partners.

This is your opportunity to join us and be part of the next step in this journey with the introduction of our community sub-acute wards.

We are recruiting to a variety of roles working as part of an innovative MDT. You will be working for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust with your base at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or The Princess Royal Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the care of patients enabling them to step down to their normal place of residence faster

As a registered nurse you will be experienced in working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment with knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

You will be patient focussed and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessments and be able to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure.

Main duties of the job

Formulate and deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision, seeking guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standards.
Recognise changes in patients' conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made, or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.
Ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. Record and report adverse and potentially adverse events and assist with investigation of such events', ensuring learning is shared with the wider team(s).
Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records in line with current NMC guidelines and standards.
Access and use patient clinical diagnostic information to inform clinical decisions.
Make appropriate and timely referrals to members of the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies to ensure patients' on-going physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs are met,
Ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained.
Act as an advocate for your patients, ensuring that any barriers to the patient's opinions and wishes being heard are challenged.

To discuss this opportunity please contact Tracie Black, Associate Director for Workforce, Education & Professional Standards

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

08 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-5521247-OPS-A

Job locations

PRH or RSH

Varied Locations

Shropshire

SY2 6LG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

Essential

RGN NMC Registered
Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
Literacy & numeracy Level 2 or equivalent (GCSE A - C)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a sub-acute environment
Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment.
Experience and knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessment
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure
Strong leadership skills
Knowledge of current professional issues

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

Essential

RGN NMC Registered
Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
Literacy & numeracy Level 2 or equivalent (GCSE A - C)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a sub-acute environment
Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment.
Experience and knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessment
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure
Strong leadership skills
Knowledge of current professional issues

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).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

PRH or RSH

Varied Locations

Shropshire

SY2 6LG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

PRH or RSH

Varied Locations

Shropshire

SY2 6LG

Employer's website

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