Staff Nurse - Ribblesdale Ward

The successful candidate will work with the multi-disciplinary team in setting rehabilitation actions and goals with the patient to ensure successful outcomes are achieved.

The registered nurse will be responsible for ensuring the patient assessment takes place and that formulates an agreed plan with the patient. The Registered Nurse is responsible for ensuring direct care is provided to the patient and their needs are met within the ward. The ward works with the patient and family in ensuring the appropriate discharge pathway is identified and a successful discharge occurs.

The role of the Registered Nurse on Ribblesdale ward provides immense job satisfaction in knowing our patients are well cared for and their needs are met

Ribblesdale Ward requires forward thinking, dynamic band 5 Registered Nurses to support the ward in delivering safe, personal and effective care to our patients. This is an ideal ward to consolidate your patient assessment and nursing skills along with complex discharge planning.

Ribblesdale ward is a 32 bedded rehabilitation ward based within the heart of the picturesque Ribble Valley.

Ribblesdale Ward prides itself on the care it delivers to its patients from our caring and compassionate nursing, GP and therapy teams. We are recognised for our ability to provide safe, personal and effective care and strongly believe in our organisational values of putting the patient at the heart of all we do. Ribblesdale ward is a ward which embraces change when needed to enhance the care we provide to our patients whilst supporting staffs well being.

As Ribblesdale is a ward set within a community hospital acute clinical nursing skills are required to support the acutely unwell patient with the support from the out of hours GP service. therefore you will be encouraged and supported to attend this training and develop these skills. We offer training packages that can be tailored to your individual need - for example for the newly registered nurse we offer a full preceptorship package supported by both the ward and our education teams. For the more experienced nurse we offer leadership development and further clinical skills training and development., East Lancashire Hospitals prides itself on its delivery of safe, personal and effective care for all the patients we serve. We work with our well being team to ensure our staffs well being is cared for during the busy day to day activities within the hospital. Ribblesdale ward can provide flexible working to support the needs of the individual and the service with flexible hours on offer.