Job summary
- Main area
- Elderly Care - Ward 4
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7048696
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rate per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Ward 4 (Band 5)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge within a Frailty medicine setting?
Ward 4 is a Frailty medicine ward specialising in complex health and illness in older adults.
We pride ourselves in our multi disciplinary approach to deliver compassionate patient centred holistic care to our patients.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated registered nurse for this exciting opportunity to join our caring and compassionate team.
The successful candidate must have a keen interest in working with Frailty patients and patients with complex needs, be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be active in developing and enhancing your current skills. As a valued team member, you will be expected to support other staff members on the ward and have a desire to deliver high standards of nursing care and a be a team player.
The ideal candidate will be friendly, empathetic and have a vision for good patient care with a keen desire to ensure that the care delivered is of the best quality.
This is an ideal opportunity for both newly qualified and registered nurses who have a passion for caring for Frailty patients.
You must have a positive attitude towards change and continue to embed our Right Care values and behaviours.
We welcome visionary individuals who can support our new and upcoming frailty services.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a professional and promote the highest possible standard of care to their patients. You will provide physical, emotional and psychological support to enable patients to achieve their goals, optimise levels of independence and ensure a safe discharge from hospital.
The role requires you to accept professional accountability for patients when assessing, planning and implementing their care plans ensuring person centred care is delivered. Alongside the nursing team, you will work alongside doctors, therapists and other multidisciplinary members in developing and maintaining patient safety and ensuring a positive hospital experience.
The successful candidate will be supported and encouraged with training and development.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on this vacancy please find attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Degree
- NMC Pin
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship/SLIP
- an understanding of complex frailty patients
- Experience of managing the deteriorating patient
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of care planning and evaluation
- Able to manage the care of complex frailty patients
- Evidence of personal further development/education
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience of nursing acute medical patients
- Ability to recognise the deteriorating patient
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & ‘Understanding the New NHS’
- Aware of current nursing practice developments
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Frailty care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates good verbal / written skills
- Willing to undertake/evidence of clinical skills for example IV administration, cannulation, etc.
- IT skills
- Clinical expertise, able to work on own initiative and evidence of sound decsion making
- able to manage the care of a group of allocated patients and prioritise workload accordingly
Desirable criteria
- Have experience of complex discharge planning
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neethu Sara Shaji
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292043
- Additional information
Please feel free to contact to arrange a visit of the ward.
Nurse station number is 01535292041.
In the absence of the senior sister, please feel free to speak to the junior sisters if you have any questions.
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