Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-737-25-GH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highbury Hospital
- Town
- Bulwell
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
A registered nurse (General, Mental Health or Learning Disability) with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The role requires a clinician with skills to assess patient’s needs, analyse and develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework.
Main duties of the job
To provide a defined level of assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families who present with significant physical health problems/disorders.
To provide a realistic timely and occasionally intensive support to patients within a community setting.
To provide education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assess, plan, implement, promote and evaluate safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers and other professionals.
Interventions will be evidence based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery.
To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised. To maintain the safe custody of healthcare records.
Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
To be aware of and apply the principles of Infection Prevention and Control and to comply with policy, procedure and guidance.
To obtain and interpret physical Healthcare observations.
Demonstrate and be responsible for the safe application of relevant, up-to-date legislation for example, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty etc.
To maintain safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust policy, and Local Authority procedure and guidance, including making timely child and adult safeguarding referrals as required.
Compliance with best practice directions (NICE) and participation in quality and safety initiatives.
To access and provide clinical supervision to maintain competency and deliver best quality patient care.
To undertake any other duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role.
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 £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
Essential criteria
- • Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- • Maintains current registration with the NMC
Desirable criteria
- • Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Training
Essential criteria
- • Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
Desirable criteria
- • Specialist and area specific experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
- • A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- • Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
Desirable criteria
- • Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work as part of a team
- • Good written/oral communication skills
- • Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- • Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- • Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
- • IT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jacqueline Dziewanowska
- Job title
- Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159560893
- Additional information
Rebecca Bryan
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