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Job summary

Main area
Senior Nurse
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Varied hours available)
Job ref
825-5702911-OPS-H
Employer
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59

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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust logo

Deputy Ward Manager - Rehabilitation and Recovery Unit

NHS AfC: Band 6

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here-   https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements

Job overview

This is your opportunity to join us and be part of the next step in this journey with the introduction of our community Rehabilitation and Recovery Unit. 

We are recruiting to a variety of roles working as part of an innovative MDT.  You will be working for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust with your base at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the care of patients enabling them to step down to their normal place of residence faster

As a registered senior nurse you will be experienced in working  in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment with knowledge of  IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

You will be patient focussed and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessments and be able to prioritise and make sound decisions under pressure.

Within STW, the ICB, SaTH & SCHT are committed to integrating to provide improved seamless pathways of care for patients.  This is an exciting time to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as we work in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust – our Acute Partners. 

The Trust is offering a £3000 recruitment incentive to registered nurses new to the trust for nursing roles on the Rehabilitation and Recovery Unit. This incentive is subject to meeting eligibility criteria and terms and conditions. For more information please contact the recruitment team.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide holistic and person-centred care and support community patients in an acute setting.
  • To function as a competent clinical practitioner within their designated clinical area.
  • To deliver direct patient care whilst, co-ordinating and overseeing nursing practice.
  • To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources to deliver optimum quality care to their client group.
  • To deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence, driving forward evidence-based practice and taking responsibility for the supervision of staff and the policies and practices that operate within their clinical area.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. 

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria
  • RGN NMC Registered
  • portfolio of significant relevant experience supplemented by Diploma specialist training, experience, short courses.
  • Degree or alternative post registration qualifications in a relevant discipline

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience having been acquired to be able to demonstrate: − High level clinical skills and knowledge − Evidence of successfully co-ordinating, managing and leading the team on a day-to-day basis − Teaching ability
  • Experience in undertaking preceptor/mentor role
  • Clinical supervision & leadership

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting
  • Microsoft office PC and clinical systems skills
  • IT skills, data collection & input, audit and evaluation
  • Leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Bradshaw
Job title
Business Support Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07974 080226
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