Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation and recovery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6683082-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ward 18 Rehabilitation and Recovery Unit , Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
We have an opportunity for enthusiastic, motivated and caring Staff Nurses to join our team. We are looking to recruit nurses who are flexible, committed to delivering high standards of care, have excellent organisation skills and team players.
Ward 18 is busy 26 bedded rehabilitation and recovery unit. The Staff nurse will take responsibility for the delivery of comprehensive skilled and evidence based nursing care to the patients on a shift by shift basis. We are a friendly team who aim to deliver holistic care to our patients by working collaboratively and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be able to work under pressure, use own initiative as well as able to work as part of a team.
They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.
A great nurse would be able to deliver excellent nursing care, safely discharge patients, an excellent communicator and looking to develop and expand their skills.
They will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity.
They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers and families.
They will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work based training associated with the role.
They will act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration general experience
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment.
- Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services
- Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office •
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RGN NMC Registered
- Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well-informed manner
- I T skills or willingness to undertake RIO Training
- Willingness to undertake all Mandatory Trainings
- Uses evidence-based practice
- Works within own defined competencies
- Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills – ability to gain rapport at all levels •
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bindu Rajesh
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07912378534
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