Staff Nurse - Adult Physical Health

Overview

We strive to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, and our staff to support and empower them to lead a fulfilling life. We employ highly talented, experienced, and motivated people from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to developing strong and positive relationships with the communities we live and work in. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the Trust.

Reporting to Trafford Ward Manager, you will assist the team to deliver personal care to our patients who have a variety of rehabilitation and End of life care needs for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

Working with a team of passionate and dedicated Health Care professionals, you will be responsible for delivering a high level of care to the patients in our community wards. This post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team. This post involves rotational shifts across 24 hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of high quality, patient focused care and treatment which promotes the \”Essence of Care\” and \”Standards for Better Health\” principles.
• Ensure Expected Date of Discharge (EDD) is set through negotiation between patient, carer, team and internal/external agencies to achieve a safe and effective discharge which closely meets the patient\’s needs.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their families /carers.
• Ensure delivery of effective patient centred Rehabilitation care programmes, through appropriate leadership.
• Ensure monitoring of quality and compliance with standards is demonstrable within the service on an ongoing basis.
• To maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients/clients, visitors and staff, and to undertake physical health checks including venepuncture, and other tasks as required.
• To work across inpatient units if required.
• Support the nurse in charge in inpatient units in maintaining essential clinical stocks.
• To promote a positive service user experience throughout their stay through proactive listening, being responsive to issues raised and through resolving issues and concerns raised by service users with colleagues and senior members of the team.
• To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
• To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
• To observe and report to a registered member of the team any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general well being and safety of a service user, including observations around presentation, behaviour, mood and verbal content.
• To provide service users with personal care, where and when required, and demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
• Ensuring that any entries made in nursing notes are current, relevant and accurate, and the content will then be reported & counter signed by the registered nurse or relevant professional.
• Working in partnership with the service user to access a range of activities and services to maintain their independence; promoting healthy activities and lifestyle choices.
• Ensure that the ward environment is clean and tidy at all times; liaise with the ward housekeeper regarding cleanliness.
• To promote and support registered staff with the physical health, comfort and wellbeing of service users, including physical observations and taking blood pressure, temperature and pulse under their guidance and supervision.
• To promote a positive service user experience throughout their stay through proactive listening, being responsive to issues raised and resolving issues and concerns raised by service users with colleagues and senior team members.

About Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Additional Information

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services. We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people\’s mental health services;
• Children\’s community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a \”Red List\” country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.