Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the nursing team on Ward 2 At Hexham General Hospital
Are you a motivated and compassionate Nurse looking to take the next step in your career?
Ward 2 at Hexham General Hospital is seeking enthusiastic Band 5 Nurse to join our dedicated and friendly team. No two days are the same on our dynamic ward, and we offer a supportive environment where you can develop your clinical skills, contribute to outstanding patient care, and grow as part of the Northumbria family.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The ward operates an internal rotation rota system which includes a range of shift patterns to suit most needs. We have a friendly and flexible team of nurses with good retention of staff.
To provide nursing care to a caseload of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multi disciplinary team.
When responsible for the ward/department to ensure that individualised programmes of care are formulated and carried out fully for each patient on the ward/department (up to 26 patients in a ward area).
Providing day to day care duties to a 26 bedded unit.
Being proactive in MDT and Discharge approach.
Being able to work within high pressured environment.
Being able to use all systems and document all care.
All nursing duties to be carried out in scope of practice.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Work within NHCFT policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure high clinical standards. To contribute to all nursing care, providing care for people including those with complex needs. Working as a member of the nursing team under the direction of the Registered Nurse to provide and monitor care. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
- work witing the MDT team to provide excellent care and safe and effective Discharges.
- Following ward objectivates.
- Being open and honest.
- Valued team member.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Work within NHCFT policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure high clinical standards. To contribute to all nursing care, providing care for people including those with complex needs. Working as a member of the nursing team under the direction of the Registered Nurse to provide and monitor care. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
- work witing the MDT team to provide excellent care and safe and effective Discharges.
- Following ward objectivates.
- Being open and honest.
- Valued team member.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Desirable
- PP126/7
- D32/33
- Post Registration qualification in specialty
- Diploma/degree in nursing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Desirable
- PP126/7
- D32/33
- Post Registration qualification in specialty
- Diploma/degree in nursing
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).
