Staff nurse - Westbourne Green Community Hospital

Job summary

Closing Date:2302.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 24.02.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 03.03.25

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the experienced teams of staff working within the Intermediate Care Community at Westbourne Green Community Hospital. Ifyou are a caring, dynamic and innovative registered nurse, we would like you to come and work with us nursing elderly patients. The ward is managed by the Senior Sister and her team with support from the Elderly Care Consultants from St Luke's Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary. You will have access to training such as supporting people with dementia and Enhanced Care of Older People. Staff newly appointed into the service will be supported and developed in this role to not only become competent elderly care nurses but become nurses who will deliver a "first class" service to our patient's. The Trust provides many learning and training opportunities to assist you to progress and develop your career.

We are a warm and caring established team, passionate about elderly care. We embrace the trust values and pride ourselves on working together to create the best possible experience for patients and staff.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the assessment of patients' care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of patient care

Participates in team leadership and the management of the ward/department, including supervision and delegation of work to junior staff as directed by the ward/department manager

Participates in teaching, mentoring and assessing of students, trainees and professional staff

The post is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team which contributes to the effective and economical use of available resources such as stock control and the ordering of supplies. The jobholder will be required to supervise junior staff on a day to day basis as directed by the line manager.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.