Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for you to join our team on Waverley Rehabilitation Ward at Fryatt Hospital, Harwich. We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated registered nurse with a strong commitment to nursing patients in community hospital setting working alongside patients following stroke, orthopaedic surgery and with general rehabilitation needs.
If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills, this is the role for you.
You will be a key member of the ward nursing team to ensure high quality care is delivered and will be part of a multi-professional team.
You will be required to work across the Trust to help facilitate patient flow and achieve the standards set within the National Clinical guidelines.
Main duties of the job
With the guidance of the ward manager and senior nurses, you will be responsible for providing leadership support, teaching within the unit and supporting audit processes. You will use your knowledge and education to enable your colleagues to deliver high quality, individualised care to your patients.
You must be patient focused, flexible, adaptable and capable of thinking laterally.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Education and experience -
Essential
- Registered Nurse Registered Mentor (or undertake)
- Teaching & Assessing or willingness to undertake
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Ability to use Word, Power-point, email, Excel
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently using professional knowledge
- Developed communication skills, both oral and written
- Time management skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a Nursing/Ward environment
- Keeping accurate records and documentation
- Communicating sensitive information
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing junior member of staff including students
- People Management
- Clinical Knowledge and experience with Information Governance, IV therapy, cannulation, catheterisation,
Knowledge/Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of applicable policies and procedures: - Health & Safety - Risk Management - Clinical Supervision - AED & CPR
- Maintain awareness in professional developments in nursing older people
Personal Attributes/other
Essential
- Promote evidence based practice
- Honesty and integrity
- A role model for change, committed to quality and best practice
- Flexibility with working hours
- Caring and empathetic
Person Specification
Education and experience -
Essential
- Registered Nurse Registered Mentor (or undertake)
- Teaching & Assessing or willingness to undertake
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Ability to use Word, Power-point, email, Excel
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently using professional knowledge
- Developed communication skills, both oral and written
- Time management skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a Nursing/Ward environment
- Keeping accurate records and documentation
- Communicating sensitive information
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing junior member of staff including students
- People Management
- Clinical Knowledge and experience with Information Governance, IV therapy, cannulation, catheterisation,
Knowledge/Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of applicable policies and procedures: - Health & Safety - Risk Management - Clinical Supervision - AED & CPR
- Maintain awareness in professional developments in nursing older people
Personal Attributes/other
Essential
- Promote evidence based practice
- Honesty and integrity
- A role model for change, committed to quality and best practice
- Flexibility with working hours
- Caring and empathetic
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).
