Job summary
- Main area
- Patient Flow
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C7378874
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Discharge lounge
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Launch Your Nursing Career with Us!
At Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, we are committed to helping newly qualified nurses grow into confident, skilled professionals.
From day one, you will benefit from structured development programmes, personalised mentorship, and access to specialist training that supports your long-term career ambitions.
Whether you are aiming for clinical excellence, leadership roles, or advanced practice, we will help you build a career you are proud of.
Start your journey with us and unlock your potential!
Job overview
Buckinghamshire 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.
Buckingham Community Hospital is one of several Community Hospitals within the Trust.
Come and join the Discharge Lounge Team and work as a competent practitioner. To facilitate a high standard, efficient and friendly service for patients whilst waiting in the department. To meet service objectives and work within the operational policy. To maintain a safe working environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team. The successful candidate will ensure that patients are discharged in a safe and timely manner working closely with all health care professionals including the site team and Discharge Flow Co-ordinator to facilitate this enabling the staff in Discharge Lounge to pull patients from the wards/departments to have a positive impact on flow from ED to the wards.
In the Discharge Lounge we accept patients from all departments /wards in the hospital whilst they are awaiting their medications or transport.
Main duties of the job
- To participate in and ensure that staff within the clinical area deliver evidence based nursing care in line with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
- To take charge of the team in the absence of senior nurses and ensure the smooth running of the department.
- To be an effective team member, participating in the process of positively encouraging and supporting colleagues to maintain and improve standards of quality practice.
- Participates in teaching in the clinical areas as required.
- To promote collaborative working partnership and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For 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.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
Desirable criteria
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Willingness to develop teaching skills
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tammy Nossiter
- Job title
- head of Nursing for Patient Flow
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07768864940
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