Return to Nursing - Senior Healthcare Support Worke

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• The Return to Practice Nurse will be undertaking a training programme within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Anglia Ruskin University. A placement within an agreed clinical area will be undertaken as part of the course. A minimum of 150 hours will be spent in clinical practice.
• The Return to Practice Nurse will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• The Return to Practice Nurse is expected to plan, implement, deliver, and maintain high standards of care.
• The Return to Practice Nurse will be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) to achieve the planned outcome.
• The Return to Practice Nurse is expected to work under supervision across a 24-hour service within an agreed clinical environment.
• The Return to Practice Nurse will be expected to practice in accordance with Trust policies, guidelines, standards, and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries.
• It is required that Return to Practice Nurses will commit to undertake the formal education of the course and successfully complete all components of the training programme within the contract period.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Previous registration with the NMC.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of post-registration professional development

Experinece

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within a hospital healthcare setting, community team or in the private sector delivering personal and clinical care.

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• Insight into roles and responsibilities of the post.
• Willingness to learn and develop their role.

Physical requirements

Essential criteria

• Caring, compassionate and motivated.
• Reliable and trustworthy, interpersonal skills and confident and enthusiastic.
• Commitment to complete the training programme.

Other

Essential criteria

• Positive approach to older people.
• Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity,

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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

• Return to practice JDPS (PDF, 376.4KB)
• Return to practice (PDF, 128.6KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)