Job summaryBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. This includes Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). We provide care to over half a million patients every year. We have over 6,000 highly trained clinical staff. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists, and healthcare scientists.Amersham Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust. We have three inpatient areas: Chartridge Ward, Waterside Unit, and Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.Chartridge Ward have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their team. This post would be suitable for newly qualified nurses, those due to qualify in the near future, or individuals who already have post-registration experience. Where relevant, we will support you to undertake our Trust Preceptorship programme, offering you the structured support needed to transition your knowledge into everyday practice successfully.Main duties of the jobChartridge Ward is a 22 bedded ward within the Community & Rehab Care Group. We care for individuals who are medically optimised for discharge, usually following a period of time in acute care, but who require nursing support until the appropriate care can be put into place to allow them to be discharged from hospital. This could be in the form of a Package of Care in the patients own home, or a placement in a Nursing or Residential Home. Our patients often have multiple health needs & chronic conditions.During your time on Chartridge Ward you will gain a wide range of knowledge and nursing skills. These include:- Patient assessment- Care Planning- Tissue Viability & Wound Management- Discharge Planning & Co-ordination- Medicines Management- Palliative Care & Symptom Management- Diabetes Management- Continence managementAnd many more! Please see Job Description & Person Specification for further details and role specifics. As a Band 5 Nurse you will also be involved with supporting student nurses and more junior colleagues.On Chartridge we pride ourselves on being a supportive team - We all learn from each other, and look forward to learning from new team members.About usListen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! https://bit.ly/3DNEQfDWhat does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.What do we stand for?Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.Person SpecificationEDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAININGEssentialFirst level NMC registrationDesirableCommitted to own professional development to enhance practiceEvidence of recent Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or willing to undertake further trainingExperienceEssentialDemonstrate some experience post or pre-registration placements in relevant clinical areas: Care of the Elderly Community Orthopaedics Palliative Care Long term conditions RehabilitationWorking as part of a multidisciplinary teamSkills, Abilities & KnowledgeEssentialAbility to communicate clearly with patients, relatives and the multi-disciplinary team in English.To be able to care for patients without prejudice related to gender, religion or disabilityAble to work under pressureKnowledge of the NMC Code of Professional ConductAble to prioritise work loadAble to be flexible within team rosterSpecial CircumstancesDesirableAbility to travel to different locations / across siteDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAddressAmersham HospitalWhielden StreetAmershamHP7 0JDEmployer's websitehttps://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)