Band 5 Staff Nurse

An exciting full time/part time opportunity has arisen to recruit Registered Nurses to work at Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of North Durham within the Discharge Lounge. We strive to provide an effective and efficient service to our patients who require our input in assisting with their discharge home.The Discharge Lounge provides a warm caring environment in which patients can safely wait for discharge home or transfer to an alternative setting such as community hospital within the Trust.

Excellent communication skills are essential to ensure a safe discharge and an increase in patient flow around the hospital. The postholder will be required to communicate with the Wards, Doctors, Pharmacy, Relatives, Carers, and Transport and Patient Flow Team. The postholder will supervise discharge lounge Health Care Assistants, liaise with the Discharge management team/ward coordinators and relatives. The postholder will be responsible for patient care during their time in the discharge lounge and efficient coordination of booking patient transport and checking prescribed medication in readiness for safe discharge.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will supervise discharge lounge Health Care Assistants, liaise with the Discharge management team/ward coordinators and relatives.

The postholder will be responsible for patient care during their time in the discharge lounge and efficient coordination of booking patient transport and checking prescribed medication in readiness for safe discharge.

The postholder will require effective communication skills to create and build a good network of relationships with all wards and departments.

The post holder will have a nominated base and be expected to travel and work across both sites, if required, to meet service need during times of pressure.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Pay award Pending