Staff Nurse - Band 5

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a 9 month secondment for a Band 5 Registered Nurse within our Respite and Day service for adults with a Learning Disability.

Ashby House is a Nurse led health-based respite unit for adults with a learning disability and a complex health need and/or complex behaviours.

We also provide nursing support for our health based day service, The Lodge, which is situated on the same site.

The successful applicant must be a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual, who is passionate about person centred and holistic care and contributing towards improved health outcomes for adults with a learning disability.

We would welcome applications from candidates across all branches of nursing.

Main duties of the job

We provide opportunities to develop your knowledge and skill base. We work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team and the successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the individual, their families and other professionals.

The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

Ashby house and The Lodge will support the successful applicants with training for all necessary clinical procedures.

The successful applicants are expected to be a car driver due to the location and needs of the service.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.