Job summary
To manage the department and professionally lead the nursing team in the clinical area in the absence of the senior nursing team and as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To deliver and supervise patient care for the clinical area ensuring assessment, planning, implementation and the evaluation of a high standard of nursing care.
- To manage case load of patients within defined clinical area.
- To manage the pathway specific care for ambulatory patients within the Unscheduled Care remit.
Main duties of the job
To support the Advanced Nurse Practitioners in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area.
- To organise own time, Technicians and Health Care Assistants within the funded establishment.
- To maintain and professionally lead the coordination of admissions and transfer of patients.
To effectively support the service whilst working with other multidisciplinary teams
About us
Gloucestershire Hospital NHS we want to deliver brilliant, integrated care. We are ambitious about what we do.
We have developed an innovative Trust wide Same Day Emergency Care Service both in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital based on national best-practice guidelines. The aim of SDEC is to provide increased health outcomes for patients, redesigning the emergency care model so that care can be provided on the same day. Pts admitted through SDEC are seen diagnosed, treated and discharged on the same day.
We are looking for exceptional, committed, caring and compassionate Staff Nurses to join our dedicated multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicant will be forward thinking, pro-active and motivated to assist in providing the highest standard of care to our patients possible whilst treating our patients with dignity, compassion and respect. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work within the SDEC team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with appropriate teaching/assessing qualification, with a minimum one years post registration experience. Evidence of post registration qualification/equivalent.
- Enhanced IT skills.
- Enhanced levels of dexterity and accuracy pertaining to clinical skills.
- Act as a role model and resource for all staff disseminating clinical skills and knowledge.
- Demonstrates evidence of communication/problem solving skills within a team, including organizational and planning skills.
- To participate in own and teams personal and professional development. Ensuring progression through Individual performance Development review and PREP guidelines.
- Demonstrate appropriate.
- To administer medication and treatment within procedure for the ordering, prescribing and administration of medication guidelines.
- In accordance with the data protection act, assist Advanced Nurse Practitioners in maintaining accurate and up to date patient records.
- To ensure that patients admitted by GP, Emergency Department and Single Point of Clinical Access (SPOC) are appropriate to the specialty and that transfers out of the acute assessment area are appropriate to AEC.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage AEC in an ever- changing, challenging environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care.
- To manage staff, patient and public expectations of the service,
ensuring a high standard of care if met.
- Demonstrating flexibility and creativity to be able to optimize
patient flow within the unit.
- For rotation within Unscheduled Care when required.
- Responsibility to ensure all aspects of the manual handling guidelines providing appropriate risk assessments.
- You may be expected to manoeuvre patients/objects over 15kg using appropriate aids.
- Responsibility to manage clinical care following required polices and procedures in infection control and COSHH regulations.
- To manage own and others time effectively within variable shift patterns
- Ability to work where the work pattern may be unpredictable.
- Ability to work where the work pattern may be interrupted but there is also a requirement for concentration e.g. cannulation, venepuncture.
understanding of research and evidence based practice, and participate as required audit.
- Evidence of teaching and assessing qualification.
- Up to date knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
- Expert knowledge of equipment and procedures required for immediate life support.
- Cannulation, venepuncture and Intravenous drug administration is essential.
- The ability to work within a team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of ambulatory patient care with the multidisciplinary team.
- To communicate effectively especially where the patient ability to do so is compromised.
To help lead and deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with appropriate teaching/assessing qualification, with a minimum one years post registration experience. Evidence of post registration qualification/equivalent.
- Enhanced IT skills.
- Enhanced levels of dexterity and accuracy pertaining to clinical skills.
- Act as a role model and resource for all staff disseminating clinical skills and knowledge.
- Demonstrates evidence of communication/problem solving skills within a team, including organizational and planning skills.
- To participate in own and teams personal and professional development. Ensuring progression through Individual performance Development review and PREP guidelines.
- Demonstrate appropriate.
- To administer medication and treatment within procedure for the ordering, prescribing and administration of medication guidelines.
- In accordance with the data protection act, assist Advanced Nurse Practitioners in maintaining accurate and up to date patient records.
- To ensure that patients admitted by GP, Emergency Department and Single Point of Clinical Access (SPOC) are appropriate to the specialty and that transfers out of the acute assessment area are appropriate to AEC.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage AEC in an ever- changing, challenging environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care.
- To manage staff, patient and public expectations of the service,
ensuring a high standard of care if met.
- Demonstrating flexibility and creativity to be able to optimize
patient flow within the unit.
- For rotation within Unscheduled Care when required.
- Responsibility to ensure all aspects of the manual handling guidelines providing appropriate risk assessments.
- You may be expected to manoeuvre patients/objects over 15kg using appropriate aids.
- Responsibility to manage clinical care following required polices and procedures in infection control and COSHH regulations.
- To manage own and others time effectively within variable shift patterns
- Ability to work where the work pattern may be unpredictable.
- Ability to work where the work pattern may be interrupted but there is also a requirement for concentration e.g. cannulation, venepuncture.
understanding of research and evidence based practice, and participate as required audit.
- Evidence of teaching and assessing qualification.
- Up to date knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
- Expert knowledge of equipment and procedures required for immediate life support.
- Cannulation, venepuncture and Intravenous drug administration is essential.
- The ability to work within a team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of ambulatory patient care with the multidisciplinary team.
- To communicate effectively especially where the patient ability to do so is compromised.
To help lead and deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- NMC registration
- Good health and attendance records
- Able to carry out manual handling tasks
- Good communication/interpersonal skills
- Able to solve problems
- Evidence of teaching/assessing
- Evidence of leadership/organisational skills
- Extensive/relevant clinical experience
- Flexibility in terms of shifts/unsocial hours
- Evidence of Professional Development
- Able to deputise for Band 6
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- NMC registration
- Good health and attendance records
- Able to carry out manual handling tasks
- Good communication/interpersonal skills
- Able to solve problems
- Evidence of teaching/assessing
- Evidence of leadership/organisational skills
- Extensive/relevant clinical experience
- Flexibility in terms of shifts/unsocial hours
- Evidence of Professional Development
- Able to deputise for Band 6
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).
