Job overview

This is an exciting time to join our amazing team in Elderly Rehabilitation at Buckingham Community Hospital as we look to expand our nursing team. We welcome enthusiastic, caring and motivated individuals to join our team of multi-disciplinary professionals to provide dynamic, high quality, patient centred care to our service users.

This Band 5 role will require someone who really wants to develop themselves in a very supportive environment. You will need to be competent, caring, courageous, and compassionate, with the proven ability to work individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Across every area of Bucks Healthcare Trust we continually strive, as a multi-disciplinary team, to offer high quality, evidenced based and holistic care to all our patients. We believe that we have much to offer any candidate who joins our team. 

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their commitment to continuously developing professionally.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care, maintaining a high standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies.
He/she will supervise qualified and unqualified staff including basic and/or post basic students, back to nursing students and health care assistants.

He/She will be expected to completed clinical audits and implement positive changes to the ward environment following any indications. They will be involved in quality assurance as well as improvement and will work with the senior nursing team to monitor safety and improvement. 

He/She will work alongside members of the Multi disciplinary team to promote independence and support patients rehabilitation and goals.

Working for our organisation

 Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.