Ward Staff Nurse

We have an exciting vacancy for a Registered Nurse (band5) based in Beccles, Suffolk in our Intermediate Care Centre (ICC) providing rehabilitation and Specialist Palliative Care services to patients in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.

Our aims are to reduce acute hospital admission and facilitate early discharge for our patients by utilising the skills of the multidisciplinary skilled team of nurses and therapists permanently attached to the centre.

The ICC also has 6 consultant led Specialist Palliative Care beds which provide intensive symptom control and management to allow patients to maintain the best quality of life possible.

The post holder will provide a high standard of care as part of a multi-disciplinary team to patients within the intermediate care service. The post holder will be working as an autonomous practitioner applying a high level of clinical reasoning to ensure that individualised care is delivered safely.

The post holder will work 11.5 hour shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

The role of the Registered Nurse is to work with the multi professional team and the Nurse in Charge contributing to the on-going assessment, providing and monitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s).

They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.

The Nurse has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person centered care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings.

Registered Nurses are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code:

Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

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ECCH is well a established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits. To find out more about us visit our website -(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

The Unit comprises of 20 intermediate care beds delivering rehabilitation and 6 Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) beds in a purpose designed setting. For our intermediate care patients our aims are to reduce acute hospital admission and facilitate early discharge by utilising the skills of the multidisciplinary team of nurses and therapists. For the SPC patients we aim to provide holistic symptom management.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

Contribute to, support and promote ECCH's strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive and reactive services.

Discuss all treatment options with sensitivity, knowledge and expertise, and to act as a patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.

Actively manage the patients admission, involving clinical experts, when relevant, to advise in the treatment plan. Proactive discharge management, ensuring patients are consulted and proper management of situations where patients need assistance in decision making.

Act as a resource for other health and social care professionals on matters relating to nursing.

Proactive participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Take charge of the service and/or site in the absence of a Sister/Charge Nurse, accepting responsibility during this time to lead the team and maintain a safe environment.

To act as an effective role model to other staff, being clear about expectations and ensuring that safe patient care is central to all activities.

To provide complex information to the patients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and…