Package Description
As a Staff Nurse within HCRG Care Group, you will feel valued and receive exclusive rewards and benefits, including Band5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions, membership of My Reward Hub offering discounts and cashback, access to wages as you earn them, online and face‑to‑face wellbeing support, eLearning and bespoke career pathways, and an open, just culture backed by ring‑fenced innovation funding each year.
Job Introduction
Are you a Staff Nurse looking to work with an organisation that actively promotes the health and wellbeing and development of its staff? You may be experienced, working in the private sector, or newly registered.
Cedar Ward is a nurse‑led 17‑bedded unit specialising in rehabilitation and sub‑acute care. The diverse team includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurse associates, healthcare assistants, rehabilitation support workers, discharge coordinators, speech and language therapists, advanced clinical practitioners and doctors.
There are numerous opportunities to develop your skills and we provide continuing professional development to keep your clinical skills up to date. Chickpenham Hospitals offers a canteen and free on‑site parking.
Please note that we are unable to accept applications from international nurses without a current NMC registration.
Responsibilities
- Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patient’s individualised needs.
- Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
- Responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines, using a range of routes (once competency achieved) within the NMC Standards for Administration of Medicines and adhering to local policy.
- Promote patient involvement in care planning, implementing and sustaining communication systems to keep patients and their relatives/families informed of treatment and progress.
- Ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
- Act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
- Appropriately assess patients, ensuring early detection of the deteriorating patient and escalating to the medical team as appropriate.
- Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed organisational and NMC standards and guidelines.
- Participate in the assessment of mental capacity of patients, referring for deprivation of liberties as appropriate, acting at all times in the patient’s best interest.
- Demonstrate an awareness of safeguarding concerns, escalating and reporting as necessary.
- Respond appropriately to patient and carer’s concerns, escalating to Ward Manager as required.
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of care.
- Support Ward Sister’s / Ward Manager to ensure safer staffing numbers are met on each shift.
- Ensure effective resource management is maintained, demonstrating an awareness of cost improvement plans.
Ideal Candidate
- First Level Registered Nurse.
- Current or live registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- I.T. literate.
- Astute interpersonal skills and able to deal with difficult or sensitive situations.
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload, delegating appropriately.
- Enhanced clinical competencies, including venepuncture and cannulation.
- Up to date understanding of safeguarding and mental capacity legislation.
- Recent experience in delivering hands‑on nursing care for a group of patients.
- Demonstrated consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after registration and preceptorship.
- Experience working within a multi‑disciplinary team environment.
- Experience within a range of patient/client care groups.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Good team member, able to complement group dynamics.
- Adaptable to changing needs of the service.
- Self‑motivated, compassionate.
- Willing to work in other areas of Wiltshire Health and Care as and when required.
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing in practice qualification.
EEO Statement
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident company and will provide inclusive facilities and adjustments where required.
Recruitment and Protecting Information
All candidates will undergo safer recruitment procedures, disclosure and vetting checks. The company is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and will retain and process personal information in accordance with our privacy policy.
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