Job summary Working hours : Full or Part time hours Care of the Elderly Staff Nurse We are excited to announce multiple staff nurse vacancies are available within our care of the elderly wards.
At the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on not only leading through clinical excellence but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated.
Our Vision for the Trust is to deliver NHS care locally that makes our staff and our community proud.
We want our patients to be assured they will receive care as rapidly as possible in a first-class environment that is safe, kind and effective.
At the Countess of Chester, we really want to support everyone to be the best version of themselves so we can ensure we are always performing to the best of our ability.
We feel that it is not just important what we do in our roles but also how we do it, we feel both are equally important and we want to support an environment where everyone behaves appropriately.
Main duties of the job Main duties of the job Be accountable for performing regular assessments on patient needs, to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery and be adaptable to changing health care requirements.
You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective communication with patients, relatives and carers to always ensure their involvement in the decisions about treatment, planning and the delivery of their care.
You will take responsibility for working collaboratively with your team, other professionals and agencies to always ensure the patient's needs are met, especially in relation to their on-going health care needs, their transfer and their discharge planning.
Be accountable for ensuring your daily practice fulfils your professional requirements as outlined by the NMC code of conduct and guiding documents.
Internal Transfer Scheme (ITS) The internal transfer scheme allows nursing staff to move around the organisation without any lengthily job applications or formal interviews.
Once you have completed your Preceptorship Programme you will be eligible to utilise the Internal Transfer Scheme.
About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.
Its services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000.
This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery.
This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details.Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.
Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
The cost of the DBS application is £ or £, this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service.
A small annual fee of £16per year applies.New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.Good luck with your application.
Person Specification Qualification Essential Registered Adult Nurse Newly Qualified Nurses - Will complete the Trust's Preceptorship programme within the first 6 months of contract Mentorship & Assessing qualification (or acquired following Preceptorship & after 12 months in post) Desirable Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study Relevant speciality qualification (may be required for certain practice areas Critical Care) Knowledge and experience Essential Development of speciality knowledge Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital systems Understanding of quality change in a clinical setting Basic knowledge of professional & NHS issues Desirable Post-registration experience in a clinical setting (May be required & will be discussed at interview)