Job summary
Are you looking for your first registered nursing role after completing university? Then we want applications from you! We are seeking to recruit friendly, passionate and committed individuals who are due to qualify this year to join our friendly teams.
You will be a part of an integral multi-disciplinary team, working collaboratively with services locally, regionally and nationally to provide a high standard of patient care and ensure an excellent patient journey through our services and beyond.
We recognise and acknowledge the importance of providing opportunities for learning and development by providing training and support for staff where specific needs have been identified. We have dedicated nurse educators to nurture and identify your learning objectives both internally and externally. We are committed to lifelong learning and development.
We will be able to commence you on a structured nursing preceptorship programme to support your transition from student to registered nurse, which is run internally, giving you the opportunity to network with other hospitals and departments.
Our teams continually strive to deliver high quality care and put our patients at the heart of everything we do.
This job advert is NOT suitable for candidates requiring their NMC Test of Competence. If you do require this, please look at our other vacancies where we can support your application.
Main duties of the job
To practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
Ensuring high quality, evidence based care is provided to the patient throughassessment, planning, implementation, interventions are delivered from admission to discharge.
Delegating care to unregistered carers and retaining responsibility and accountability for care.
Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care and recognising the signs of "deterioration" and take action as required without delay.
Ensuring compliance with all mandatory training requirements.
Responsibility for the correct administration of prescribed medication including controlled drugs, blood transfusion and blood products.
Good communication skills with patients, families, the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies.
Providing privacy, dignity and person-centred care
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a new hospital, the new Princess Alexandra Hospital will be a world-class facility delivering first-rate care for our patients and providing the best place to work for our people.
Join us on this exciting journey to bring our new hospital to life. Together, we're building #OurNewPAH
Working for the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust entitles you to the following benefits:
- Full induction process
- Structured pay scheme with annual increments
- Additional living supplement to your basic salary
- 27 - 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays dependant on length of service (pro rata for part time staff)
- NHS Pension scheme
- Flexible working patterns
- Onsite creche facilities
- Annual appraisals with career pathways
- In-house training courses
- Discounted hospital restaurant
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- To practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
- To ensure high quality, evidence based care is provided to patient in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
- Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas. Ensuring high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, planning, implementation, interventions are delivered from admission to discharge
- Delegating care to unregistered carers and retaining responsibility for care
- To be flexible and willing to be redeployed to an area within the sphere of their clinical expertise to provide clinical support and assist with facilitating safe staffing across the Trust when required
- To ensure that all patients have a safe and effective discharge plan. To collaborate with the integrated discharge team for complex discharges.
- To undertake the Shift Co-ordinator (nurse in charge) role on a shift basis once competency is achieved
- To consistently organise and deliver individualised patient care, ensuring patient physical, social and psychological needs are met
- Liaise with a multidisciplinary approach to care in collaboration with carers, health care professionals and other agencies
- Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
- Recognise the signs of deterioration and take action as required without delay
- Manage clinical emergencies, ensuring that he/she is up to date with hospital life support
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including controlled drugs, blood transfusion and blood products
- Essential care PU prevention and falls
- Health promotion and prevention smoking cessation, healthy eating etc
Communication
- Privacy and Dignity
- Compassion in care
- Maintain all patient information to the required standard in relation to the admission, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care using the inpatient records
- Communicate with families and carers ensuring they are involved with the planning and delivery of care
- To establish good communication with all members of the ward team, including the clinical, administrative and domestic staff
- Effectively communicate with the multidisciplinary team in order to promote efficient and safe patient care
- Ensure the correct storage of all written, digital and spoken word communication at all times. Patient records must be stored in a way that complies with all information governance.
- Communicate with other clinical areas to coordinate transfer of patient care and smooth running of ward / unit / department
- Responding to enquiries / concerns / complaints from patient and visitors in a courteous and timely manner in line with the trust values. Supporting the Ward Manager when appropriate and escalating to senior staff when required3
- Ensure own competence in use of all relevant trust IT systems and email. Ensuring data is entered in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with trust policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
- To practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
- To ensure high quality, evidence based care is provided to patient in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
- Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas. Ensuring high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, planning, implementation, interventions are delivered from admission to discharge
- Delegating care to unregistered carers and retaining responsibility for care
- To be flexible and willing to be redeployed to an area within the sphere of their clinical expertise to provide clinical support and assist with facilitating safe staffing across the Trust when required
- To ensure that all patients have a safe and effective discharge plan. To collaborate with the integrated discharge team for complex discharges.
- To undertake the Shift Co-ordinator (nurse in charge) role on a shift basis once competency is achieved
- To consistently organise and deliver individualised patient care, ensuring patient physical, social and psychological needs are met
- Liaise with a multidisciplinary approach to care in collaboration with carers, health care professionals and other agencies
- Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care.
- Recognise the signs of deterioration and take action as required without delay
- Manage clinical emergencies, ensuring that he/she is up to date with hospital life support
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including controlled drugs, blood transfusion and blood products
- Essential care PU prevention and falls
- Health promotion and prevention smoking cessation, healthy eating etc
Communication
- Privacy and Dignity
- Compassion in care
- Maintain all patient information to the required standard in relation to the admission, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care using the inpatient records
- Communicate with families and carers ensuring they are involved with the planning and delivery of care
- To establish good communication with all members of the ward team, including the clinical, administrative and domestic staff
- Effectively communicate with the multidisciplinary team in order to promote efficient and safe patient care
- Ensure the correct storage of all written, digital and spoken word communication at all times. Patient records must be stored in a way that complies with all information governance.
- Communicate with other clinical areas to coordinate transfer of patient care and smooth running of ward / unit / department
- Responding to enquiries / concerns / complaints from patient and visitors in a courteous and timely manner in line with the trust values. Supporting the Ward Manager when appropriate and escalating to senior staff when required3
- Ensure own competence in use of all relevant trust IT systems and email. Ensuring data is entered in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with trust policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- meets personal specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN, RN(child), About to qualify
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- meets personal specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN, RN(child), About to qualify
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).
