Job summary
We are seeking a motivated nurse to join our 20 bedded Intermediate Care Rehabilitation ward, caring for patients with frailty and complex needs including discharge to assess patients.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in community or the acute setting who is compassionate about delivering high quality patient centered care and clinical knowledge.

We are a vibrant busy and evolving team, bringing together a mix of experienced community nurses and nurses with acute backgrounds. We have onsite medical cover including twice weekly frailty consultant including a registrar.

We are a Nurse led unit with scope to develop this further, actively promoting education, development and new ideas.

Based in the beautiful surroundings of Halstead, our ward offers a welcoming and supportive environment where staff are valued and encouraged to grow.

We will offer a supportive and inclusive team culture, strong multidisciplinary working, ongoing learning and development opportunities, a ward that embraces innovation, improvement and forward thinking, and opportunities to enhance and develop skills in frailty, rehabilitation, advanced care planning, complex wound care, and transcribing.

Main duties of the job
As a registered nurse on our ward you will:

• Plan, assess, implement and evaluate individualised care in a timely manner ensuring high standards across all aspects of patient care and interventions are met.
• Deliver care that respects privacy, dignity and individual religious and cultural beliefs.
• Maintain and develop your knowledge, skills and clinical competence in line with NMC Code of professional conduct.
• Ensure high standards of documentation, record keeping and reporting.
• Uphold patient confidentiality at all times.
• Contribute to quality improvements on the ward and ongoing development of the service.
• Contribute to our learning environment, including teaching, training and mentoring students and newly qualified staff.
• Promote and maintain a safe clinical environment adhering to infection prevention and health and safety standards.
• Communicate effectively with all staff and multidisciplinary team including patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Support the management of ward resources and stock levels.

About us
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

We are proud to be a ward with CQC rating of Good across all domains, reflecting our commitment to safe, effective and compassionate care.

Person Specification
Registered nurse
Essential

• Degree/ diploma in adult nursing

Desirable

• 6 months nursing experience
• Flexibility

Work related knowledge and experience
Essential

• Up to date clinical competencies

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.