Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Job summary

PERMANENT , SUBSTANTIVE ROLE FOR A BAND 5 STAFF NURSE - IN-PATIENT PHYSICAL HEALTH REHABILITATION AT ISEBROOK HOSPITAL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

37.5 hrs per week, part time hours consider - minimum 25 hours per week - long ,short days , nights are available on a 24/7 rota basis. The candidate should be flexible with the shifts.

Hazelwood Ward in Isebrook Hospital is an inpatient facility based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire .

Please come and join our highly skilled, motivated and innovative team including medics, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists all ward based to ensure that our patients receive the best possible individualised care in a mix of bays and single rooms.

We have five Community Hospitals within Northamptonshire who all work closely to share best practice and develop services for our local population.

Main duties of the job

We want to create an effective and high performing team which you can be part of from the very beginning making a positive difference and delivering outstanding care.

The post holder will need to provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation( medical and stroke) and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients for acute hospital admission avoidance in a physical health inpatient unit.

As a Staff Nurse, you'll

  • assess the healthcare needs of patients and develop care plans reflecting their needs
  • monitor the quality of care they're receiving
  • work closely with the MDT to set goals towards discharge
  • carryout clinical skills such as complex medication administration, intravenous medications and fluid administration, syringe pump use, enteral feeding, complex wound care and catheterisation
  • Assist the Ward Sister managing a team of patients, supervision and delegation to junior staff.

To apply you must be on the NMC register or due qualify within the next 3 months if you are currently a student nurse.

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.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TG098-ACS

Job locations

Hazelwood Ward, Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


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

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.

Person Specification

Nursing qualification

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • Post-graduate qualification

Skills/ Knowledge

Essential

  • Deliver safe and effective care
  • Caring, compassionate, approachable
  • Use of IT and computer systems

Desirable

  • Inpatient rehabilitation experience
  • Car Driver
  • Ability to use SystmOne

Personal

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people
  • Acts in a professional manner
  • Able to work days, nights, weekends, Bank Holiday shifts according to service demand
  • Time-management skills
Person Specification

Nursing qualification

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • Post-graduate qualification

Skills/ Knowledge

Essential

  • Deliver safe and effective care
  • Caring, compassionate, approachable
  • Use of IT and computer systems

Desirable

  • Inpatient rehabilitation experience
  • Car Driver
  • Ability to use SystmOne

Personal

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people
  • Acts in a professional manner
  • Able to work days, nights, weekends, Bank Holiday shifts according to service demand
  • Time-management skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Hazelwood Ward, Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Hazelwood Ward, Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Matron

Anitta Susan Philip

anittasusan.philip@nhft.nhs.net

07763218800

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TG098-ACS

Job locations

Hazelwood Ward, Isebrook Hospital

Irthlingborough Road

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP


Supporting documents

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