Job summary
This role is located in a British Overseas Territory, therefore UK legislation such as the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Equality Act (2010), or similar, may not apply.
Are you looking for a new adventure with an excellent work life balance in a safe, unique, beautiful and community focused setting? Do you want to provide person centred good quality care to our diverse society?The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is looking for experienced UK registered nurses to join our team.
The hospital provides primary care to a population of around 4,000 people. The service also provides pharmacy, casualty, and imaging in conjunction with the hospitals ward where all admissions are accepted. Each clinical area is supported with a range of professions allied to health, such as speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, laboratory, engineering, administration, and other support services.
If you are a proactive person who is registered with the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or equivalent professional registering body, who has experience of working in the NHS, and are looking for a new challenge, and could join our small team and be willing to participate in a 24 hour on-call rota, we would like to hear from you.
We offer a good work-life balance, with time to care for your patients, an opportunity to learn and develop new skills. A competitive salary package, 6 weeks paid annual leave, plus 11 days Public Holidays, and a flight and relocation package.
Main duties of the job
This position requires a UK or equivalent Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered nurse who would like to commit to a two-to-four-year contract. You would join our small multi-disciplinary team to providing person centred care to our diverse community.
This role involves, but is not limited to, promoting health to enable members of our society to achieve their optimum health here in the Falkland Islands including provision of holistic care in the hospitals single general ward where all admissions are cared for.
About us
The Health and Social Services Directorate, Falkland Islands provides emergency, primary, secondary and community healthcare as well as social services assistance, support, and advice. Most health services are based at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) which is the Islands only hospital and is based in the capital Stanley. We serve the local community of about 3,700 residents, short-term residents and visitors.
The Falkland Islands are an unique natural environment located in the South Atlantic, 8,000 miles south of the UK mainland, which is a British overseas territory with a full internal self-government. The Islands boasts unspoilt beaches, outstanding wildlife, and stunning landscapes with a good work/life balance. Stanley is a friendly and busy city with a wide range of amenities and a variety of clubs and associations. Our vacancies are in our local currency, Falkland Islands pound (FKP), which is directly equal to the U.K. pound (GBP).
The hospital environment is one in which clinical staff have the time, resources, and support to provide the highest standards of care and to develop their careers. In addition to being supported to practise with a broad scope, clinical staff are encouraged and assisted to develop particular areas of clinical expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- As a registered nurse provide quality nursing to patients whilst acting in their best interests, promoting health, developing areas of nursing expertise and contributing to the multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
- Ensure that patient needs are assessed, care is planned and delivered in line with individual plans, continuing evaluation and response is monitored and actions taken in accordance with good nursing care in a compassionate manner maintaining patient dignity and respect. Patients may be on the ward as inpatients or attending as casualty or outpatients.
- Undertake direct patient care based on Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) competencies, demonstrating expertise, acting as a role model and ensuring any alteration in health is noted, care plans altered and deterioration recognised and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner, including taking part in and being the lead in emergency situations.
- Deliver quality, evidence-based individual models of care which comply with locally-adopted guidelines and policies.
- Promote health and optimise outcomes by providing education to patients, families and the community.
- Act as part of the multi-disciplinary team in promoting a rehabilitative approach, planning discharge and onward care management with an integrated approach and ensuring that patients needs are safeguarded.
- Support patients, their families and the public equally with dignity and respect recognising diversity and demonstrating equality of opportunity with a rehabilitative approach or supporting a peaceful death.
- As a registered nurse, giving care to patients in the acute setting, providing care to patients with a diverse range of presenting conditions and backgrounds.
- Participate in the development of nursing including standards, educational and research strategies to recognise unsafe/unacceptable nursing practice and take/propose remedial action.
- Contribute to the overall development of nursing.
- Must work within locally agreed policies, procedures and standards.
- Work in related areas of the health service as appropriate to skillset and competency.
The job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive of your duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- As a registered nurse provide quality nursing to patients whilst acting in their best interests, promoting health, developing areas of nursing expertise and contributing to the multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
- Ensure that patient needs are assessed, care is planned and delivered in line with individual plans, continuing evaluation and response is monitored and actions taken in accordance with good nursing care in a compassionate manner maintaining patient dignity and respect. Patients may be on the ward as inpatients or attending as casualty or outpatients.
- Undertake direct patient care based on Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) competencies, demonstrating expertise, acting as a role model and ensuring any alteration in health is noted, care plans altered and deterioration recognised and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner, including taking part in and being the lead in emergency situations.
- Deliver quality, evidence-based individual models of care which comply with locally-adopted guidelines and policies.
- Promote health and optimise outcomes by providing education to patients, families and the community.
- Act as part of the multi-disciplinary team in promoting a rehabilitative approach, planning discharge and onward care management with an integrated approach and ensuring that patients needs are safeguarded.
- Support patients, their families and the public equally with dignity and respect recognising diversity and demonstrating equality of opportunity with a rehabilitative approach or supporting a peaceful death.
- As a registered nurse, giving care to patients in the acute setting, providing care to patients with a diverse range of presenting conditions and backgrounds.
- Participate in the development of nursing including standards, educational and research strategies to recognise unsafe/unacceptable nursing practice and take/propose remedial action.
- Contribute to the overall development of nursing.
- Must work within locally agreed policies, procedures and standards.
- Work in related areas of the health service as appropriate to skillset and competency.
The job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive of your duties.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years post registration experience
- Recent relevant UK health service experience or similar
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including clear, concise and confident speech in order to interact effectively with team members and patients etc.
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to effectively lead the team on shift, assessing workloads in order to prioritise staffing
- Ability to respond effectively to the changing needs of patients and prioritise workload accordingly
- Enthusiastic approach to work, with the ability to act decisively and inspire respect from colleagues
- Ensure locally agreed practice, policy, procedures and standards are adhered to effectively by all nursing staff
Desirable
- Ability to use relevant software packages, including Microsoft Office programmes and/or EMIS
- Experience in another area of nursing, such as Casualty
- Previous experience of team leadership
- Ability to speak a second relevant language (i.e. Spanish)
- Sensitive and empathetic to the spoken and unspoken needs of patients, families and colleagues
- Calm, even tempered and friendly approach combined with a firm, professional attitude
- Flexible approach to working hours and location, due to on-call and unsocial requirements
- Capacity to work under minimal supervision and on own initiative
- Ability to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of others in the team, and assist each team member achieve their optimum potential
- Strong team player, with the ability to contribute effectively to the team as a whole
Qualifications
Essential
- Good secondary education
- UK Nursing and Midwifery Council registration or equivalent
Desirable
- Other relevant qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years post registration experience
- Recent relevant UK health service experience or similar
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including clear, concise and confident speech in order to interact effectively with team members and patients etc.
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to effectively lead the team on shift, assessing workloads in order to prioritise staffing
- Ability to respond effectively to the changing needs of patients and prioritise workload accordingly
- Enthusiastic approach to work, with the ability to act decisively and inspire respect from colleagues
- Ensure locally agreed practice, policy, procedures and standards are adhered to effectively by all nursing staff
Desirable
- Ability to use relevant software packages, including Microsoft Office programmes and/or EMIS
- Experience in another area of nursing, such as Casualty
- Previous experience of team leadership
- Ability to speak a second relevant language (i.e. Spanish)
- Sensitive and empathetic to the spoken and unspoken needs of patients, families and colleagues
- Calm, even tempered and friendly approach combined with a firm, professional attitude
- Flexible approach to working hours and location, due to on-call and unsocial requirements
- Capacity to work under minimal supervision and on own initiative
- Ability to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of others in the team, and assist each team member achieve their optimum potential
- Strong team player, with the ability to contribute effectively to the team as a whole
Qualifications
Essential
- Good secondary education
- UK Nursing and Midwifery Council registration or equivalent
Desirable
- Other relevant qualification
