Job Introduction
Are you a Registered Nurse looking to work with an organisation that actively promotes the health and wellbeing and development of their staff? You may be experienced, working in the private sector, or a newly Registered Nurse?
Cedar Ward is a nurse-led 17 bedded unit which specialises in rehabilitation and sub-acute care. You will be working within a diverse team, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Associates Healthcare Assistants, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Discharge Co-ordinators, Speech & Language Therapists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Doctors.
There are numerous opportunities to develop your skills and we will provide Continuing Professional Development to keep your clinical skills up to date.
Chippenham Hospitals offers a canteen and free on-site parking.
Please contact the ward direct if you would like to arrange an informal walk around

If you are interested in becoming part of our dynamic team, please don’t hesitate to contact Jayne Barrett, Ward Manager (Jayne.Barrett5@nhs.net) who will be happy to answer any questions.

• Please note that we are unable to accept applications from International Nurses without a current NMC registration.

Main Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs.
• Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
• Responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines, using a range of routes (once competency achieved) within the NMC Standards for Administration of Medicines and adhering to local policy.
• Promote patient involvement in care planning, Implementing and sustaining communication systems to keep patients and their relatives/families informed of treatment and progress
• To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
• To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
• To appropriately assess patients, ensuring early detection of the deteriorating patient and escalating to medical team as appropriate.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Organisational and NMC standards and guidelines.
• Participate in the assessment of mental capacity of patients, referring for deprivation of liberties as appropriate. Acting at all times in patient’s best interest
• Demonstrate an awareness of safeguarding concerns, escalating and reporting as necessary.
• Respond appropriately to patient and carer’s concerns, escalating to Ward Manager as required
• To promote equality, diversion and inclusion in all aspects of care.
• To support Ward Sister’s / Ward Manager to ensure safer staffing numbers are met on each shift
• To ensure effective resource management is maintained, demonstrating an awareness of cost improvement plans

Please see the attached Job description for the full list.

The Ideal Candidate

• First Level Registered Nurse
• Current/live registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• I.T. Literate
• Astute interpersonal skills and is able to deal with difficult/sensitive situations
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload, delegating appropriately
• Enhanced clinical competencies, including venepuncture and cannulation for example
• Up to date understanding of safeguarding and mental capacity legislation
• Recent experience in delivering hands on nursing care for a group of patients
• Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after registration and Preceptorship
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Experience within a range of patient/client care groups
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Good team member, able to complement group dynamics
• Adaptable to changing needs of the service
• Self-motivated, compassionate
• Willing to work in other areas of

Wiltshire Health and Care as and when required to do so.

• Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs.
• Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
• Responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines, using a range of routes (once competency achieved) within the NMC Standards for Administration of Medicines and adhering to local policy.
• Promote patient involvement in care planning, Implementing and sustaining communication systems to keep patients and their relatives/families informed of treatment and progress
• To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
• To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
• To appropriately assess patients, ensuring early detection of the deteriorating patient and escalating to medical team as appropriate.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Organisational and NMC standards and guidelines.
• Participate in the assessment of mental capacity of patients, referring for deprivation of liberties as appropriate. Acting at all times in patient’s best interest
• Demonstrate an awareness of safeguarding concerns, escalating and reporting as necessary.
• Respond appropriately to patient and carer’s concerns, escalating to Ward Manager as required
• To promote equality, diversion and inclusion in all aspects of care.
• To support Ward Sister’s / Ward Manager to ensure safer staffing numbers are met on each shift
• To ensure effective resource management is maintained, demonstrating an awareness of cost improvement plan