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Job summary

Main area
Care of Elderly Ward 7
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: 37.5hrs per week
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24hrs 7 days per week days and nights.)
Job ref
412-MED-8741
Employer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leighton Hospital
Town
CREWE
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 08:00

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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse - Care of The Elderly. Ward 7

Band 5

Job overview

Are you passionate about ensuring that all elderly people have the opportunity to live fulfilled and respected lives as well as providing care with dignity that meets older peoples needs?  Do you enjoy working closely with members of the  Multi-disciplinary team in order to provide effective and safe care?.

It is  essential that the successful candidate can be professional, diplomatic and caring as you will be challenged with the varied demands of the  ward. You must have the ability to prioritise your working day under pressure, whilst ensuring the values and behaviours of the Trust are upheld.

We encourage and welcome applicants to carry out an informal visit to our unit and we are happy to answer any questions you may have

Main duties of the job

An experienced health care professional competent in all aspects of care planning, who is able to carry out a wide range of clinical skills, including area(s) of specialist clinical expertise and advice within the team e.g. infection control, by working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.  The post holder will also take an active part in the leadership, education, development and supervision of the team.

Working for our organisation

MCHT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.  The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care according to changing health care needs, including providing clinical expertise, advice and guidance in a specialist area of clinical practice to improve the overall care provided by the team

Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met

Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation

Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards

Provide escort and transfer for patients as directed by the multidisciplinary team

Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations

Collect, collate, and report information, maintaining accurate patient records/documentation

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of knowledge within field
Desirable criteria
  • Detailed knowledge of professional accountability and NHS issues

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Years of experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Acute Medicine Experience

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to respond to different needs of patients in different settings
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of contribution to meetings/discussions outside of team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgePrince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shannon Williams
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01270 612030
Additional information

Contact via email preferable 

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