Main area Community Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time – 30 hours per week (Monday to Sunday day and night shifts to cover 24/7/365 service) Job ref 302-26-7955867L-FLOW
Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Town Wigan Salary £32,073 – £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/06/2026 23:59
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Job overview
Within the Community Services Division of Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Community Assessment Unit supports individuals who require both short term medical interventions and a period of bed-based, Nurse & Therapy led rehabilitation. It will support individuals to achieve specific goals which enable safe discharge back into the community or their own home.
Service hours are 24/7/365 – day and night shifts.
Please note NMC registration is a requirement of this role.
This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the ward manager the nurse is responsible for the provision, organisation and direction of nursing care of the patients in his/her care. To communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and high quality care is provided to all patients.
Working for our organisation
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide the highest standards of care to our patients.
- Performs well within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Upholds NMC Code of Conduct.
- Adheres to Trust policies and procedures
- Accountable for nursing practice and takes every opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence.
- Participates in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care relevant to patients within sphere of responsibility and under supervision.
- To be sensitive to the needs of patients in relation to courtesy, privacy and dignity.
- To be familiar and adhere to Trust and Divisional objectives, policies, guidelines and current legislation
- To complete patient documentation and undertake record keeping in a timely manner, ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that information systems are maintained.
- To provide information as required, including notification of adverse events and accidents to patients, staff and visitors.
- In conjunction with senior nursing staff and specialist nurses participate in the setting/monitoring and evaluation of standards of care to patients.
- To communicate effectively with all members of multi-disciplinary team regarding patient care.
- To assist with the investigation and timely resolution of complaints and PALS enquiries
Person specification
Qualifications
- NMC registration
- Teaching and Assessing Course
- Degree/Diploma Studies
- Specialists Skills Course
Experience
- Experience in the relevant speciality of which you are applying
- Experience of working independently, and as a member of a team
- Previous experience in caring environment.
- Experience of Audit Research
- Experience of Clinical Supervision
Skills
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to maintain and improve standards of care
- Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context
- Basic Computer Skills
Knowledge
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of research/audit
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of education/student requirements
Additional
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
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