Staff Nurse
Job Description
Hazelwood Ward in Isebrook Hospital is an inpatient facility based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire .
Please come and join our highly skilled, motivated and innovative team including medics, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists all ward based to ensure that our patients receive the best possible individualised care in a mix of bays and single rooms.
We have five Community Hospitals within Northamptonshire who all work closely to share best practice and develop services for our local population.
Main duties of the job
We want to create an effective and high performing team which you can be part of from the very beginning making a positive difference and delivering outstanding care.
The post holder will need to provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients for acute hospital admission avoidance in a physical health inpatient unit.
As a Staff Nurse, you’ll
- assess the healthcare needs of patients and develop care plans reflecting their needs
- monitor the quality of care they’re receiving
- work closely with the MDT to set goals towards discharge
- carryout clinical skills such as complex medication administration, intravenous medications and fluid administration, syringe pump use, enteral feeding, complex wound care and catheterisation
- Assist the Ward Sister managing a team of patients, supervision and delegation to junior staff.
To apply you must be on the NMC register or due qualify within the next 6 months if you are currently a student nurse.
About Us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Date posted
14 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TF841-ACS
Job locations
Hazelwood Ward, Isebrook Hospital
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Registered with NMC Essential
- Registered with NMC
Caring and compassionate Essential
- caring and compassionate
Person Specification Registered with NMC Essential
- Registered with NMC
Caring and compassionate Essential
- caring and compassionate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Hazelwood Ward, Isebrook Hospital
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
Employer’s website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)