Job summary
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Are you a highly motivated and dynamic individual that drives for continuous service improvement? Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best care for patients? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 411 for a staff nurse post. A 36 bedded Neurology ward, some of these beds being occupied by some simple Neurosurgical patients.
Seeking for an enthusiastic band 5 nurse that has a passion for Neurology nursing. We thrive on sharing our knowledge and training junior members of staff and students. You will work closely with the nursing team, as well as the MDT, having responsibility for the smooth running of the ward, providing clinical leadership to the nursing team and ensuring that evidence based care is delivered to a high clinical standard. We have just employed our first mental health nurse and also have learning disability nurses as part of the team, showing just how diverse and collaborative our working is. In the last few weeks we have become the first ward nationally to open a TNA led learning environment.
*Excellent clinical education team support
*Multiple online and face to face training
*Opportunity to undertake the Neurosciences care module and gain academic credits towards BSc or MSc
*An individualised Development pathway
Main duties of the job
Delivery of high quality care to the complex neurology patients that are on 411. Dealing with day to day care, assistance with personal care, performing clinical skills ie ECG, phlebotomy, cannulation
There will be development opportunities to expand knowledge - giving of chemo after the training phase is over.
We have complex Neurology patients in our higher dependency area of the ward which tracheostomies and needing more acute nursing.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Experience
Essential
- Previous or recent experience of working in an acute secondary NHS care setting, can include student placements within the last 12 months
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence
- Experience of working on your own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision
- Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to meet Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate achievement of numeracy and literacy skills, which include drug administration calculations
- Ability to read/write and speak, receive and understand instructions in English
- Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Professional appearance
- Display genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to communicate articulately with others
- Caring and approachable
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights/weekends/unsocial hours where required
- Describe why the Trust may deploy you to a different practice setting for a span of duty
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Experience
Essential
- Previous or recent experience of working in an acute secondary NHS care setting, can include student placements within the last 12 months
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence
- Experience of working on your own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision
- Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to meet Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate achievement of numeracy and literacy skills, which include drug administration calculations
- Ability to read/write and speak, receive and understand instructions in English
- Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Professional appearance
- Display genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to communicate articulately with others
- Caring and approachable
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights/weekends/unsocial hours where required
- Describe why the Trust may deploy you to a different practice setting for a span of duty
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
