Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Band 5 Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care
Laburnum Lodge Intermediate Care are looking for experienced Band 5 Registered Nurses with strong leadership skills, motivation and a passion and drive for high quality patient care and safety to join our team
Main duties of the job
Laburnum Lodge Intermediate Care Bed Base facility is a 16 bedded rehabilitation unit providing sub acute nursing, medical, physiotherapy and occupational therapy treatment and care.
We are looking to recruit motivated, hardworking nurses with excellent communication skills and a passion for their role and improving patient care When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members. You will be expected to promote and lead the delivery of an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.
If you want to develop your nursing skills in this specialty and are a team player then this could be the job for you.
We support our nurses to learn about rehabilitation medicine, and become competent in managing patients under our care.
You should have a genuine interest of working with older adults and must have excellent communication and leadership skills. You will be able to provide quality care and be responsible for ensuring care is provided safely and to a high standard.
Working for our organisation
Here at Bolton NHS Trust, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust values. This is reflected in our latest CQC report. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
We can offer you training packages to suit your needs and your specific learning style. We have a team dedicated to new and existing staff that will support your learning and facilitate competency assessments to ensure that you are highly trained.
The Laburnum Lodge Intermediate Care Multidisciplinary Team is passionate about teaching and the applicant should have an interest and passion for developing others.
You will receive regular supervision and developmental appraisal thus enhancing your current practice and future career prospects.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information about this job role. Please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below should you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse General
- Diploma in Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Relevant degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience
- Evidence of recent professional development
- change management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Intermediate care/rehabilitation nursing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective team worker
- Effective communication skills
- Able to prioritise and cope with pressure
- Leadership
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and Cannulation
- Catheterisation competency
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understands concepts of mentorship and preceptorship
- Understands and applies principles of learning in practice
Desirable criteria
- mentorship qualification or equivalent
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vivien Bates
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07985505210
- Additional information
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