Staff Nurse – Elderly Care/Dementia Ward 9 Band 5

East Cheshire NHS Trust

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Care of the Elderly medical and nursing teams. We are committed to provide and maintain high standards of patient care, specialising in Dementia.

You will be joining a dedicated and enthusiastic nursing team who will help and support you whether you are starting out in your career or have years of experience.

Are you looking to expand your nursing career and be an important part of an amazing team? Do you want a position where your ideas and creativity in providing patient care are listened to and valued?

We need people who are creative, enthusiastic and have the compassion needed to provide a nurturing environment for those in our care. It takes people with big hearts to achieve the standards we require and if you feel that you do – then we’d love to hear from you!

This is no ordinary ward – we’ve won over some distressed patients with hat making competitions, invited confused patients to team meetings where they’ve engaged and felt useful. We’ve had tea parties and memory boxes and plan to do much, much more! If you are the type of person who thrives on finding new approaches or has the instinct to resolve issues by ‘thinking outside the box’ then you’re the person we’re looking for!

Hours per week: Full and part time hours available

Main duties of the job

Many of us have personal experience of family and friends who are elderly, have dementia, delirium and have periods of confusion. We all wish that their care and the services on offer to support their families, our families, are inspirational and supportive – that’s what we are working hard to improve!

Do you believe you have something special to offer that will improve services while giving you the opportunity to develop your career? This experience will give you invaluable experience while providing a sense of worth often lacking in other areas of nursing. We value the time, effort and energy put in by our people – and this is a great opportunity to join ‘Team Amazing!’

We are a secure ward due to the nature of our patients in order to provide a safe environment.

We pride ourselves on our high standards of care. We have great facilities and are looking at new and innovative ways of making our patients time with us a rewarding and inspiring time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
  • Understanding of NMC Code, safeguarding and consent; working knowledge of NHS values and standards

Desirable

  • Post-registration course relevant to clinical area

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care; effective documentation skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to build therapeutic relationships
  • Ability to work within a team and take delegated responsibility, understanding of professional boundaries
  • Able to prioritise and manage time effectively in a busy clinical setting
  • Confident in using electronic patient records and digital systems
  • Compassionate, reliable, committed to personcentred care; demonstrates resilience and emotional maturity

Desirable

  • Proficient in clinical procedures relevant to the area (e.g., IV administration, catheterisation)
  • Experience liaising with families and multiagency professionals
  • Knowledge of local and national healthcare initiatives
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of recent acute or relevant clinical experience (including student placements)

Desirable

  • Previous experience mentoring students or supervising junior staff
  • Experience of taking charge or leading a shift
  • Experience contributing to service improvement or change
  • Experience using audit or reporting tools

Further Information

Essential

  • Please provide any additional relevant information to support your application. Please note that this is a non-scoring question.

Other Role Requirements

Essential

  • Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

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