University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Newly Qualified Nurse Practitioners

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Job summary

This advert is for University student Nurses due to qualify in September 2022. If you are short-listed for this role you will be invited to attend a Recruitment Centre.

Please note that the Assessment for this position will be taken place mid-February 2022.

Main duties of the job

The Recruitment process is as follows:1st Stage

Situational Judgement Test.University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is one of the UKs leading specialist teaching hospitals, we provide world class healthcare to a population of over 1,000,000.

Located on two sites University Hospitals in Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, we offer major advances in patient care, clinical teaching and innovation. We're exceeding the national waiting times targets for our patients we have low incidence of healthcare associated infections such as MRSA and C. difficile.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

From 1st April 2022 all NHS workers in England with face to face contact with patients must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Only those with medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement. Please consider this mandatory requirement when applying for this position.

Date posted

16 December 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year £24,907 - £30,615 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

218-NQ-SEP22

Job locations

University Hospital Coventry

Coventry

CV2 2DX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our mission to Care, Achieve and Innovate...

CARE - Our focus is on providing and improving quality of patient care

ACHIEVE - Our maternity services are rated as one of the best in the NHS

INNOVATE - The first hospital to offer hip preserving surgery

Nursing at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has developed strong links to Coventry University and our purpose built Clinical Sciences Building offers a whole range of facilities to aid your education and training including a modern library with excellent IT facilities.

The Trust offers a range of specialties including:-

Medical
Surgical
Trauma and Orthopedics
Emergency care
Neurosciences
Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic
Oncology
Haematology
Renal Services
Critical Care
Care of the Elderly
Gynaecology

Theatre (both sites) Hospital of St Cross (elective orthopeadic surgery, medical and rehabilitation)

We are currently offering a Trust Rotational Programme for Newly Qualified Nurses

1. Trust Rotation Package - will involve rotating across any 2/3 specialties to enable individuals to explore the nursing roles in contrasting areas and enable them to decide which nursing pathway they wish to professional develop within. For example a medical ward and a surgical ward.

2. Specialty Rotation Package 2 -3 wards within one speciality for example Care of the Elderly and Neurosciences.

It would assist us greatly if you could indicate on your application form your preference for the any of the specialties/rotations indicated above. This will enable us to match your form against any vacancies that are currently available. It would also help if you could indicate whether or not you are seeking full or part time hours.

Please Note - Upon submission and completion of your academic coursework you will be eligible to submit an application for your Nursing & Midwifery (NMC) pin number. Following this, you will be able to commence with us in the capacity of a Band 4 pre-registration nurse, until you are in receipt of your pin, at such time you will then progress to a Band 5 Nurse.

Main Responsibilities:

Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.

Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.

A competent practitioner, teaching, assessing and supervising/providing mentorship to appropriate students or junior staff.

Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and users.

Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways.

Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.

Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.

Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g. in an unexpected event.

Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.

Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.