Staff Nurse - Frail Elderly Assessment Unit in Crewe

Staff Nurse - Frail Elderly Assessment Unit

Band 5

Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Secondment: 9 months (37.5 hours) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 days a week, days and nights. Unable to offer any fixed working patterns at this current time.) Job ref 412-MED-8287749

Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Cheshire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

The trust has invested in a new Frail Elderly Assessment Unit (FEAU). This is an exciting opportunity for Qualified Nurses to join our team.

The Unit consists of 20 beds and 6 chairs. FEAU is for patients that are frail and elderly who present to the Emergency Department, patients will be assessed comprehensively by the whole of the multi disciplinary team to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment. The aim of FEAU is to assess, treat and discharge patients back to their own home/Placement of Care within 48hrs to reduce the length of stay in hospital for our frail and elderly patients. We provide frail and elderly patients with rapid access to investigations and treatment without the need for hospital admission.

We are looking for an experienced health care professional competent in all aspects of care planning, who is able to carry out a wide range of clinical skills, including area(s) of specialist clinical expertise and advice within the team, by working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families. The post holder will also take an active part in the leadership, education, development, and supervision of the team.

We are a friendly and enthusiastic team and have strong working relationships with the multidisciplinary team, it is important you are confident in communicating and working collaboratively within a team .

Main duties of the job

As a valued member of the team, the successful candidate will be supported in the development of a wide range of clinical skills and practice which will enable them to provide excellent care and ensure the best outcomes for our patients.

The Trust has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following the recent inspection of its services and leadership and Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been named a Top40 hospital at CHKS Top Hospital Awards 2019.

Our clinical facilities are excellent, as we have invested in state of the art theatres, Critical Care, Emergency Department and our Children’s Wards (to name but a few). We have also invested in our people, ensuring we have the right number of the right people delivering care, fostering a culture of compassion, support and excellence.

Working for our organisation

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care according to changing health care needs, including providing clinical expertise, advice and guidance in a specialist area of clinical practice to improve the overall care provided by the team
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met
• Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation
• Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards
• Provide escort and transfer for patients as directed by the multidisciplinary team
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Collect, collate, and report information, maintaining accurate patient records/documentation

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE

• RGN/RSCN/RM/RN Child
• Additional qualifications in specific area
• Detailed knowledge of professional accountability and NHS issues
• knowledge of equality, diversity and rights in patient care
• Evidence of continued learning
• UK NMC registration
• Evidence of advanced knowledge in specialist field
• Evidence of practice

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Proven clinical expertise
• Examples of effective team working

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, ability to respond to different communication needs of patients in different settings
• Ability to participate in meetings/discussions with senior staff
• Ability to present factual information and deal with questions
• Importance of quality of care and changes in practice
• Ability to develop leadership skills
• Research and audit skills
• Ability to contribute to policy department
• Evidence of advanced skills in specialist field
• Evidence of contribution to meetings/discussions outside the team
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Evidence of contribution to guidelines/policies
• Evidence of practice

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (reasonable adjustments made under DDA)

• Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description

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Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we'll be happy to discuss this with you.

We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

• All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account. Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
• You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
• We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

We expect to receive a very high level of applications for this vacancy, and due to this a limit has been set on the number of applications we are able to receive. Once this limit is reached the vacancy will close. We would urge interested...

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