Job summary
Are you a registered Band 5 Nurse looking for a new
opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve
your goals to be the best you can be? Beech B is a General Surgical Ward with
13 beds inclusive of 4 Enhanced Care beds covering colorectal, upper
gastrointestinal, day case and elective/emergency surgeries and we would like
you to join our friendly team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on the ward but
also within our Enhanced Care Unit with a shared goal of achieving high quality
care for our service users. You will be working alongside experienced nursing
staff who will help develop your skills and achieve additional competencies for
your continuing professional development. High dependency/enhanced care skills
as preferable but not mandatory.
We're committed to delivering a Nursing Service that
delivers the best patient care. There for our patients, families and service
users the public and each other, we promise to communicate effectively by
listening to and responding to comments and concerns. We recognise that our
excellent nursing staff are key in enabling and providing compassionate,
patient centred care and we need you to join our team.
Main duties of the job
Using your clinical experience and skills you will work with your
team as a named nurse to maintain accountability for assessing, planning,
implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team
nursing. Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you
do.
You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers
regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.
You will communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team
to ensure high quality patient care.
You will show commitment to
sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.
You will provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.
This role will require you to work variable hours in order to fulfil
the needs of the ward.
You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing
the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have
concerns.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care including
discharge planning for each patient.
- You will safeguard vulnerable adults.
- You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and
act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced
staff.
- You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need
has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle.
- You will complete patient documentation correctly.
- You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of
the multidisciplinary team.
- You will be responsible for developing and sustaining your own
knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC
requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective
practice.
- You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and
health care assistants and complete assessors training as required.
- You will contribute to research and development programmes within the
ward / department.
- You will contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable
standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.
- You will participate in handling complaints in accordance with Trust
policy.
- You will maintain a safe clean ward environment and ensure all
appropriate general risk assessments are carried out within 24 hours of
admission and document and plan care accordingly e.g. manual handling, pressure risks, slips
trips and falls, nutrition, safeguarding.
- You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy
in the ordering and use of equipment.
- You will assist in the assessment of staffing requirements, reporting
problems to the appropriate manager.
- In the absence of a more senior member of staff and as part of your
development programme, with support, will be able to undertake clinical / shift
management within the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care including
discharge planning for each patient.
- You will safeguard vulnerable adults.
- You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and
act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced
staff.
- You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need
has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle.
- You will complete patient documentation correctly.
- You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of
the multidisciplinary team.
- You will be responsible for developing and sustaining your own
knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC
requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective
practice.
- You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and
health care assistants and complete assessors training as required.
- You will contribute to research and development programmes within the
ward / department.
- You will contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable
standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.
- You will participate in handling complaints in accordance with Trust
policy.
- You will maintain a safe clean ward environment and ensure all
appropriate general risk assessments are carried out within 24 hours of
admission and document and plan care accordingly e.g. manual handling, pressure risks, slips
trips and falls, nutrition, safeguarding.
- You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy
in the ordering and use of equipment.
- You will assist in the assessment of staffing requirements, reporting
problems to the appropriate manager.
- In the absence of a more senior member of staff and as part of your
development programme, with support, will be able to undertake clinical / shift
management within the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register
- Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in speciality
- NMC recognised mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post
- Will require a specific speciality related qualification / equivalent experience related to the post or willingness to work towards within 18 months of qualification
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
- Able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately
- Able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
- Able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service
- Ability to mentor and provide effective support to healthcare assistants and
- students.
- Ability to use technology as required to the role
- Ability to identify and manage risk
- Determination and tenacity in challenging situations
- Ability to identify personal development needs
Desirable
- Significant proven knowledge and experience in speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register
- Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in speciality
- NMC recognised mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post
- Will require a specific speciality related qualification / equivalent experience related to the post or willingness to work towards within 18 months of qualification
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
- Able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately
- Able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
- Able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service
- Ability to mentor and provide effective support to healthcare assistants and
- students.
- Ability to use technology as required to the role
- Ability to identify and manage risk
- Determination and tenacity in challenging situations
- Ability to identify personal development needs
Desirable
- Significant proven knowledge and experience in speciality