Job summary
- Main area
- Discharge to Assess
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Shift work - days, nights and weekends.)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7338268
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bluebell Ward, The Meadows
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata or per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse - Bluebell Discharge to Assess Ward
Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
Bluebell Ward is a 25 bedded community discharge to assess unit working with a home first principle. We are a positive multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, discharge coordinators, social workers and health care support workers who provide excellent care to those who are medically stable but not able to go home yet. We work with patients and their families to ensure they get the right support in the community.
We are looking for dynamic and motivated individuals with a passion for high quality patient centred care and able to deliver high standards of clinical practice. The Trust is dedicated to investing in the health and well-being of our staff, including a commitment to offering flexible working.
You will be a vital member of a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate seamless patient flow and achieve the Trust’s standards and behaviours : We Care, We Respect, We Listen.
Successful candidates require excellent communication, organisational and assessment skills with a proactive approach to nursing. If you want to work within a positive and supportive team and are looking for the opportunity to develop professionally then please apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled nursing care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing planning, implementing and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder will assist in the admission and discharge processes for patients in line with local procedures.
They will provide support with the effective patient admission pathways and effective discharge planning using their clinical skills to agree admissions and manage/report any impact on shifts/ workload and staffing levels.
They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.
Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.
To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As the post-holder you will need to assist patients/service users/carers/relatives during incidental contacts.
Act as patient’s advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of nursing care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed in a dignified and respectful manner.
Ensure all current and relevant policies and procedures are adhered to.
Using evidence-based practice, assess patients' physical, psychological and spiritual needs, create care plans, implement and evaluate nursing care involving patients and carers, as appropriate.
Ensure patient’s nutrition and hydration needs are met.
Undertake and record full initial assessments at the earliest opportunity.
Perform nursing care and enhanced clinical skills to a high quality standard.
Monitor patients’ condition and report observations to relevant health professionals, carrying out nursing interventions as required.
Demonstrate safe and timely administration and storage of medications.
Achieve and maintain core and specific competencies
Report and record all untoward incidents and investigate any incidents, which occur when taking charge.
Contribute to the ACE accreditation programme as required.
You will need to be able to communicate all relevant information to the multi-disciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required to ensure seamless care
Attend departmental and directorate meetings as required, to ensure an awareness of developments within the area of practice.
Assist in maintaining an effective communication network; written, verbal and electronic, informing senior staff of all matters outside your role/sphere of competence; cascading information to more junior staff.
Develops and maintain communication with people about difficult matters or difficult situations, in an appropriate, supportive and empathic manner.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £43.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated and you would like some advice or information, including how to get vaccinated, please email [email protected]. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Resource management
- Ability to work as a team player
- Ability to use own initiative & a problem solver
- Attention to detail
- Motivated & demonstrate a "can do" approach
- Ability to adapt & cope with change
- Enthusiasm for achieving results
- Demonstrates an awareness of patient dignity & respect
- Effective communication - written & verbal
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy
- Knowledge of dementia and frailty
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Understanding of discharge to assess process
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in clinical areas
- Delivering patient care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising others
- Working with patients living with dementia
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current 1st level registration
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post registration courses appropriate to clinical area.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fabiane Norris
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01618356292
- Additional information
Please contact the ward if you would like more information. Informal visits are welcomed.
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