Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse -

Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse -

The closing date is 04 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Hospital at Home team.

The post holder will be providing high quality nursing care to the patient within their home environment.

Duties will include assessing patients in the hospital in preparation for them returning to their home setting. This can be in their own home, a rehab facility or a residential/nursing home.

They will then prepare documentation and applicable equipment in preparation for the patient's timely discharge from the acute care setting.

The post holder will actively monitor the patient whilst they are under the Hospital at Home service, including bloods and observations. They will be actively managing the planned and emergency reviews of the patient during the patient's stay on the Hospital at Home virtual ward.

The post holder will also be proactive in the audit process, to monitor standards throughout the service in conjunction with the Team Manager and Matron.

They will be directly involved in managing the patients on the waiting list for the service and assessing patient need and priority. This will involve sign posting patients to different services to provide their nursing care.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, delivery, implementation and evaluation of management plans for individual patients using a problem solving approach and evidence based care.
• To work with colleagues, or independently, to provide the highest possible standard of care for patients assessed as safe and medically suitable to remain at home or continue care at home.
• To work with specific groups of patients within agreed pathways in Primary and Secondary Care and taking responsibility for their ongoing management and safety.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for assessing patients within the hospital setting to determine their readiness to return to a more appropriate environment, which may include their own home, a rehabilitation facility, or a residential/nursing home. Following assessment, they will coordinate all required documentation and equipment to ensure a safe and timely discharge from acute care.

Please see detailed Job Description attached and supporting information.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Post registration clinical experience in one or more areas
• Educated to degree level
• Advanced skills in recognising deteriorating patients

Experience

• Ability to give intravenous therapy including intravenous antibiotics
• Ability to utilise the hospital computing systems
• Supporting and mentoring junior staff
• Clinical experience of working with community services
• Ability to work independently

personal skills

• Adaptable to change
• Ability to remain professional and calm under pressure
• High standards for clinical performance
• ability to prioritise and deliver agreed objectives
• Understanding of confidentiality and awareness at all time

Knowledge

• Knowledge of patients utilising a hospital based service
• Knowledge of the service KPIs and IV access
• Intravenous therapy
• Venepuncture
• Cannulation
• Band 6 experience in a clinical area
• Ability to take additional courses
• Have worked in a community setting

Other

• To be flexible in working with hospital and community healthcare providers, adjusting to the process in each provision
• Able to travel effectively and independently to multiple locations, whilst transporting equipment

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust