Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse
The closing date is 27 November 2026

Job summary
12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
BAND 5 STAFF NURSE - IN-PATIENT PHYSICAL HEALTH REHABILITATION AT CORBY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
22.5 hrs per week on a 24/7 rota basis.

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.

Corby Community Hospital is one of five Community Hospitals within Northamptonshire who all work closely to share best practice and develop services for our local population.

Corby is a 20 bedded rehabilitation unit.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation 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 will:

• 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
• carry out 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 in managing a team of patients, supervision and delegation to junior staff

Requirements
To apply you must be on the NMC register or due to qualify within the next 6 months if you are currently a student nurse.

About us
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county, as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to be an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where all people feel valued and able to thrive.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 270-TH521-AD
Job locations: Corby Community Hospital, Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 2UN, United Kingdom

Person Specification

• Registered with NMC (Essential)
• Registered Nurse, NMC Registration (Desirable)
• Post-graduate qualification (Desirable)
• Deliver safe and effective care (Essential)
• Caring, compassionate and approachable (Essential)
• Use of IT systems (Essential)
• Inpatient rehabilitation experience (Desirable)
• Ability to use SystmOne (Desirable)
• Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people (Essential)
• Acts in a professional manner (Essential)
• Able to work days, nights, weekends, bank holiday shifts according to service demand (Essential)
• Time management skills (Essential)

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 the NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: Corby Community Hospital, Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 2UN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Lead, Jomini Joseph, jomini.joseph2@nhft.nhs.uk

Supporting documents
Privacy notice: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust's privacy notice. Disclosure and Barring Service checks apply to this post.