Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (11.5 hour shifts, including long days, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 812-25-CR-SN-4
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Danesbury Neurological Centre
- Town
- Welwyn
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time nurse to join our team at Danesbury Neurological Centre. We are a 24 bedded rehabilitation unit who provide rehab care for patients who have suffered strokes and neurological conditions. We pride ourselves in being adaptable to change in order to meet patients needs. If you are motivated, compassionate and have excellent communication skills, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a team of nurses who work as part of the multidisciplinary team that includes, Doctors, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants and Social Workers. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment and there are opportunities to develop your clinical leadership skills whilst under the guidance of a well-established team and with the support of the Training and Development Department.
You will be required to work 11.5 hour shifts on a rotating shift pattern of days and nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Please be aware that if you are applying from overseas, we expect overseas candidates to have full registration with the NMC (including and OSCE pass), if you do not have full NMC registration, unfortunately your application will not be successful. Whilst we can sponsor fully registered candidates who live outside of the UK, we are unable to pay relocation costs.
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary (pro rata where applicable)
We look forward to hearing from you!
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description
- To work as a member of the nursing team to support and care for patients with a variety of neurological rehabilitation needs to enable them to be safely discharged to their discharge destination.
- To provide and deliver a package of high quality evidence based nursing care to patients with complex needs through assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised programmes of care and to provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professional, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Please see attached job description for further details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
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Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- RGN/RN/Diploma /Degree in nursing
- NMC approved mentorship course or relevant post graduate course (Desirable)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience, with experience in a related setting
- Supervision of nursing assistants and students
- Knowledge of current issues in the profession and nursing practice
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate care/elderly care/rehabilitation experience
- Experience of teaching in a ward setting
- Awareness of relevant NICE Guidance and Quality Standards
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a team
- Able to organise self and others.
- Work as part of a team
- Able to delegate
- Ability to teach both peers and patients.
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake training and further competencies, eg Phlebotomy, cannulation, male catheterisation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Abigail Lawrence
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 841866
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