Staff Nurse (UCR / Hospital at Home)
SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Staff Nurse (UCR / Hospital at Home)
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SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
- Part time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 6 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 7987b1a1d848459793709827c90d9f36
Full Job Description
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application. This is a 12 month secondment
An Excellent opportunity has arisen within Hambleton and Richmondshire Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at home Virtual ward Service. We are looking for skilled and outstanding nurse to join our UCR and hospital at home service within the Community and Growing the Friarage Collaborative.
If you possess innovation, dynamism, drive and are passionate about patient focused care, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.
The community nurse in UCR and Hospital at home virtual ward will support the admission avoidance agenda.
Experience of working in a community setting, working within an emergency assessment unit or rehabilitation would be an advantage and we encourage informal visits to the areas.
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team as part of the Community UCR and hospital at home service to provide a comprehensive assessment and patient centred care package, utilising support services and liaising with other agencies to ensure the needs of this client group are met., + To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team by using professional judgement and assuming responsibility and accountability for assessing, implementing and evaluating clinical care for patients to meet their needs in a safe caring environment that promotes dignity, privacy and respect.
+ The post holder will be expected to develop knowledge and skills within the speciality and will assist in the management and organisation of nursing work in the ward/department within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
+ The post holder will actively support the admission avoidance agenda, providing high quality care to people in their own homes and will work within a service which enables recognition of the early symptoms of disease; provides an appropriate response to exacerbation and sub-acute illness and maintains a high quality service to include palliative care and patients who need on-going input within their own home.
+ The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across 7 days a week, ensuring the 24 hour service is covered, to meet the changing needs of the service, which may include working across the Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hambleton and Richmondshire area, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
+ Explore leadership within the NHS
+ Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
+ Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
+ Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7, It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT - Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.