Job summary
Are you ambitious, motivated, and passionate about nursing? Do you want to make a real difference to every one of your patients? If so, we would love to hear from you!
The Imaging Nursing team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a qualified, NMC Registered Nurse, to join our fantastic nursing team. We are proud to be developing a team of like-minded individuals, those that can live and breathe our core values, and help us to provide unprecedented levels of care that we know each and every patient deserves.
We know the secret to our success is through investment in our staff, so in return for your passion, dedication, and hard work we promise you:
- Bespoke induction and training programme, based on your needs and aspirations
- Access to our free Beach Hut, on-site gym, swimming pool and nursery
- Superb NHS benefits, including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice for electrical goods, annual leave and pension to name but a few
If you are ready to feel valued, and where your work has real meaning, get in contact with us today!
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a family focused model of practice.
- Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly and efficiently.
- The expectations within this job description will be achieved through hands-on clinical practice, education, training and research.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We ranked as third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-coordinating the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence.
- Regularly act, as nurse in charge after deemed competent with other staff, participating in the allocation of workload and ensuring efficient bed management and effective patient care.
- Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur.
- Engage; interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning care as outlined in the ward/unit philosophy.
- Maintain and continually develop in depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the individual clinical area.
- Report and manage untoward incidents such as complaints, clinical emergencies, and injury or drug administration errors as detailed in Trust-wide and local protocols and procedures.
- Promote health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues.
- Demonstrate an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within Trust premises including reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
- Supervise, assess, mentor and support all Health Care Professionals including bank and agency Staff in the clinical setting.
- Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the induction of locum staff to ward policies and routine.
- Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice and clinical excellence and play an active role in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
- Contribute towards ward or clinical projects, set and maintain standards of practice in conjunction with other team members, participate in audits and quality monitoring.
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate and initiate appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
- Act as a mentor to students and colleagues, participating in induction programmes, guiding practice, and assessing competence to develop staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-coordinating the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence.
- Regularly act, as nurse in charge after deemed competent with other staff, participating in the allocation of workload and ensuring efficient bed management and effective patient care.
- Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur.
- Engage; interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning care as outlined in the ward/unit philosophy.
- Maintain and continually develop in depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the individual clinical area.
- Report and manage untoward incidents such as complaints, clinical emergencies, and injury or drug administration errors as detailed in Trust-wide and local protocols and procedures.
- Promote health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues.
- Demonstrate an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within Trust premises including reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
- Supervise, assess, mentor and support all Health Care Professionals including bank and agency Staff in the clinical setting.
- Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the induction of locum staff to ward policies and routine.
- Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice and clinical excellence and play an active role in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
- Contribute towards ward or clinical projects, set and maintain standards of practice in conjunction with other team members, participate in audits and quality monitoring.
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate and initiate appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
- Act as a mentor to students and colleagues, participating in induction programmes, guiding practice, and assessing competence to develop staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN+/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
- BSc Degree in relevant field
Desirable
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
- An awareness of research and evidence-based practice relevant to clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent at Band 5
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Team building skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Team building skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
- Able to support development of others
- Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
- Health promotion
- Advocacy skills
- Strong customer service skills
Desirable
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to act and ensure delivery
- Responsive and flexible attitude approach
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to act and ensure delivery
- Responsive and flexible attitude/approach
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN+/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications
- BSc Degree in relevant field
Desirable
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
- An awareness of research and evidence-based practice relevant to clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent at Band 5
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Team building skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Team building skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
- Able to support development of others
- Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
- Health promotion
- Advocacy skills
- Strong customer service skills
Desirable
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to act and ensure delivery
- Responsive and flexible attitude approach
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to act and ensure delivery
- Responsive and flexible attitude/approach
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).
