Staff Nurse

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services -CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

An exciting opportunity has risen to work in our bed-based unit at St Peter’s Ward in Hemel Hempstead Hospital. St Peter’s Ward is a 20 bedded rehabilitation unit working as part of Herts Division Bedded Unit for Central London Community Healthcare.

We are looking for a dynamic Band 5 Registered Nurse with experience in acute or community hospital. You need to have a passion for working with patients during their rehabilitation enabling them to regain maximum self-sufficiency and return home.

Working as part of the Multidisciplinary team, you will deliver adapted nursing and rehabilitation care to patients and will be supported by the senior experienced nursing staff and the highly skilled therapy team. This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week with shifts pattern covering night and day.

You must demonstrate excellent communication skills and offer care in a kind and compassionate manner. You need to be active, innovative, diligent and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We would love to hear from you if you think this role is ideal for you.

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

As an NHS trust,we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.

We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

• The post holder will be a member of the ward team, working predominately on day duty, but internal rotation will be necessary onto nights in line with service needs
• The post holder may be required to take responsibility for the shift in the absence of senior staff. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and evaluation of patient care, following the guidance of the NMC Code of Conduct, Trust and Hospital policies
• A commitment to health promotion, teaching and training is essential

Please refer to the attached job description for full list of responsibilities.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19 and Flu.