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Job summary

Main area
Nursing General Medicine
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
x 3 Permanent (Full Time) and x1 Fixed Term until December (Part Time)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (11.5hr shifts internal rotation)
Job ref
370-NAM5IMC-136
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warrington Hospital
Town
Warrington
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 pro rata for part time position
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
29/07/2024

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Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse - A9

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Several exciting opportunities have arisen to join our Integrated Medicine and Community Clinical Business Unit (IM&C) within Warrington Hospital. IM&C consists of 7 wards from Acute General Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Stroke, Forget Me not Unit (for patients living with dementia), Frailty Unit and Discharge suite.

We have 3 full time, permanent positions and 1 part time fixed term position available.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative Band 5 Staff Nurses who thrive in a challenging environment and are keen to make a positive impact on patient care.

If this is you, we would love for you to join our team on Ward A9. 

Ward A9 is a vibrant 34 bedded General Medical Ward. 

The successful candidates will possess excellent communication skills, time management and organisational skills and display a genuine passion for nursing.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed list of job responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • • Experience working within a clinical area
  • • Experience in delivering patient care
Desirable criteria
  • • Acute hospital experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nurse with a diploma/degree or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
  • • Mentoring/ Teaching qualification

Skills Knowledge & Competencies

Essential criteria
  • • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to overcome barriers to communication
  • • Demonstrate evidence of personal development
  • • Good organisational skills and able to prioritise and delegate
  • • Confident in dealing with difficult situations
  • • Ability to work as part of a team

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Wendy Jones
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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