Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Primary Nurse

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Job summary

Do you want a new challenge?

Are you looking for a rewarding job?

Do you want to have fun and improve outcomes for young people?

Come and make a difference to young people's lives........

We have a new opportunities in The Short Breaks Service, forBand 5 Nurses. The Short Breaks Service provides respite care for children and young people with learning disabilities.

This post is based at The Squirrels in Rushden which is a 6 bed Short Breaks Home for Children with learning disabilities and complex health needs

Main duties of the job

As a member of staff within the Short Breaks Service you will be expected to work in partnership with all families, agencies and service providers to assess, implement and evaluate the health and social care needs of the children, while offering a fun, safe and secure environment and ensuring that the child/young person is at the centre of all you do.

To work within this highly engaging integrated service you will be required to be a dynamic, well motivated individual who possesses excellent communication skills, is willing to learn and develop in the role and has the skills and knowledge to support children and young people with complex needs.

NHFTwelcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.

We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

NHFT is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring staff are treated fairly at work and ensuring all staff have the learning and development they need on equality in order to undertake their job role.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

28 March 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TC1200-ACS

Job locations

The Squirrels

Rushden

NN10 9JT

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

NMC REgistration

Skills

Essential

Flexibilty to work accross Short Breaks Service

Knowledge

Essential

IT literate

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

NMC REgistration

Skills

Essential

Flexibilty to work accross Short Breaks Service

Knowledge

Essential

IT literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.