Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Treatment Room

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Job summary

The Treatment Room Service in Lancashire and South Cumbria Pennine are based in Blackburn and Darwen. The service sees patients who are mobile and able to travel to a Health Centre for treatment.

Treatment includes all aspects of wound care, leg ulcer management, ear irrigation, routine catheterisations, Phlebotomy, ECG's, 24 hour blood pressure monitoring and non-serious injuries. Previous experience in wound care and leg ulcer management would be desirable: however, support will be given to develop in all treatment room competencies.

The service currently runs Monday to Friday 08:30-18:00. Candidates will be expected to cover any base and sometimes this can be short notice. Candidates must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes and during working hours.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a member of the treatment room nursing team and provide assistance to treatment room staff across Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust under the direction and supervision of the treatment room leaders. They will provide a high standard of care to patients as appropriate to treatment room and the services provided therein.

About us

Working for your organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Date posted

14 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-PEN854-EJ

Job locations

L7F9 B1352 BwD Treatment Rooms (C)

Blackburn

BB2 1AX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Registered Nurse

Knowledge

Essential

N18 and leg ulcer management Evidence of extended roles e.g. ear irrigation, minor injuries, patient assessment Commitment to engage in continuing professional development to meet the needs of the service Compliance with regulatory bodies

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working within primary care/community. Mentoring of staff Knowledge of current key NHS developments.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

1st Level Registered Nurse

Knowledge

Essential

N18 and leg ulcer management Evidence of extended roles e.g. ear irrigation, minor injuries, patient assessment Commitment to engage in continuing professional development to meet the needs of the service Compliance with regulatory bodies

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working within primary care/community. Mentoring of staff Knowledge of current key NHS developments.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

L7F9 B1352 BwD Treatment Rooms (C)

Blackburn

BB2 1AX

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

L7F9 B1352 BwD Treatment Rooms (C)

Blackburn

BB2 1AX

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)