Job summary
WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL
HOSPITAL
ACONBURY 4 - GASTROENTEROLOGY
REGISTERED NURSE - BAND 5
PERMANENT
An Exciting Opportunity is awaiting you if you are a highly motivated,
enthusiastic Nurse with excellent communication skills. We want
you to join our team on our 23 bedded Gastroenterology ward - Aconbury 4.
The Gastroenterology ward
cares for patients with a range of disorders such as liver disease, Crohn's
disease, colitis, hepatic encephalopathy, pancreatic
and bowel cancer. The range of treatments that these patients require are
ascitic drains, pig tail drains, nasal gastric tube feeding, ryles tubes, TPN,
infliximab intravenous medication, care of central lines, endoscopic procedures
and administration of human albumin, FFP and blood.
The ability to communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team is essential. This post includes close working relationships with IBD specialist nurses, drug and alcohol liaison nurse, endoscopy team, dieticians and palliative care. You will be supported in this post by the ward sister and team, Matron for medicine and the specialist nurses.
We aim to provide an individualised and supportive environment for
patients in which to deliver this specialised care for acutely unwell patients.
For further information please contact:
Sr Rebecca Stevens, Ward Manager - Aconbury 4 on 01905 760133 or Matron
Kelly Fee via switchboard on 01905 763333 and ask for bleep 508.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who wants to increase their gastroenterology experience and really wants to work in this rewarding environment. If you have cannulation, phlebotomy, or central lines skills it will be an advantage, but if not, then you should have enthusiasm and dexterity to develop these skills. In return we will offer you excellent learning and developmental opportunities; we will support your personal growth through regular personal development planning and our educational strategy. Newly qualified staff can benefit from the trust preceptorship program and in addition all new staff will have a two-week bespoke induction program, specific to Gastroenterology: This will include the trust induction program and spoke placements with endoscopy, IBD specialist nurses, drug and alcohol liaison nurse and critical care outreach team. We are also able to offer dedicated staff to progress towards their masters course.
At the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust we work as a team to offer excellence of care for all our patients and a supportive atmosphere for all staff.We also offer an excellent working environment, progressive training and development and a supportive atmosphere for all staff and work to develop everyone to achieve their full potential.
About us
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 more than 7,000 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. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines and frameworks including the 6 Cs as a named nurse / key worker for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
- The assessment of care and health education needs.
- The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.
- To gain experience and skills in:
- Clinical Practice
- Facilitation and teaching
- Management
- To ensure effective communication with patients, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
- To participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.
- To provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.
Patient Care Responsibilities:-
- Acting as a Named Nurse, to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.
- To co-ordinate the patients discharge arrangements in accordance with WAHT discharge policy.
- To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals.
- To educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified.
- To provide information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle.
- To complete patient documentation correctly.
- To assist in establishing and monitoring protocols / care pathways. To participate in the promotion and maintenance of effective communication with patients, relatives and other staff.
- To support peoples equality, diversity and rights at all times.
- To safe guard vulnerable adults in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
- PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE ROLE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines and frameworks including the 6 Cs as a named nurse / key worker for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
- The assessment of care and health education needs.
- The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.
- To gain experience and skills in:
- Clinical Practice
- Facilitation and teaching
- Management
- To ensure effective communication with patients, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
- To participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.
- To provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.
Patient Care Responsibilities:-
- Acting as a Named Nurse, to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.
- To co-ordinate the patients discharge arrangements in accordance with WAHT discharge policy.
- To promote a patient focused approach to care in collaboration with all relevant health professionals.
- To educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified.
- To provide information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle.
- To complete patient documentation correctly.
- To assist in establishing and monitoring protocols / care pathways. To participate in the promotion and maintenance of effective communication with patients, relatives and other staff.
- To support peoples equality, diversity and rights at all times.
- To safe guard vulnerable adults in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
- PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE ROLE.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register.
- Would suit newly qualified, recently returned to nursing candidate or more experienced Band 5.
Desirable
- Teaching & Assessing Qualification.
- Diploma/ Degree.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator both Witten and verbal.
- Provides leadership and support to junior members of the team.
- Able to deal with emotional aspects e.g. pregnancy loss, terminal illness, trauma, chronic/critical illness.
- Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour.
- Delivery high care standards in line with Clinical Governance
- Confident and consistent.
- Keyboard/computer skills and knowledge.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register.
- Would suit newly qualified, recently returned to nursing candidate or more experienced Band 5.
Desirable
- Teaching & Assessing Qualification.
- Diploma/ Degree.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator both Witten and verbal.
- Provides leadership and support to junior members of the team.
- Able to deal with emotional aspects e.g. pregnancy loss, terminal illness, trauma, chronic/critical illness.
- Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour.
- Delivery high care standards in line with Clinical Governance
- Confident and consistent.
- Keyboard/computer skills and knowledge.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
