Job summary
- Main area
- ICP & Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (shifts across a 7 day service)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-652
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rapid Response Nurse
Band 6
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Part time: 30 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Rapid Response team. covering Cheshire West and Chester. Due to innovative expansion and integration there will also be a new base at Tarporley Communinty Hospital.
All of these roles involve working with Community Support Workers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and the wider multi disciplinary team.
The main objectives of the team are to expedite and facilitate safe and timely discharges from wards and emergency department areas, and provide resettlement, rehabilitation, care and medication support at home.
The post holder will need to be able to maintain a strong patient centered focus, whilst being adaptable, autonomous, relate well to colleagues across a range of disciplines in hospital and community, and able to work under pressure.
Main duties of the job
The following skills and experience would be desirable:
- Discharge Planning skills
- General nursing experience either acute or community
- Medication management
- Knowledge of chronic conditions
- Palliative care
- Wound care skills
- Knowledge and experience of community services
You will be responsible for identifying and assessing patients located on wards and in the emergency department for suitability at home with Rapid Response Team intervention. You will be expected to expedite discharges and provide assessment, nursing care, advice and information to patients, relatives and carers within the home or appropriate care setting. You will be aiding the Community Support Workers and Therapy staff to maximise patients’ independence and optimise their safety and quality of life, to maintain patients’ in their home, where possible.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RN Degree/Diploma
- RN post preceptorship teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Membership of professional body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of a range of post registration areas
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Knowledge of current best practice in Nursing
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Evidence pf participation in health, safety and risk management
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Substantial nursing experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience across a range of clinical areas at Band 5 level
- Evidence of audit and/or research work
- Experience of community services and discharge planning
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
- Evidence of group working and team working
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory Skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Gina Gerrard
- Job title
- Team Leader Rapid Response
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 365240
- Additional information
Please contact Rapid Response Team Leader
01244 365240
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