registered nurse Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 5
- Full time
- Part time
Job overview
Registered Nurse, Midwifery & Theatre Practitioner Recruitment Event
Saturday 15th July- venue TBC
We are recruiting across the following divisions-
Medicine
Surgery
Cancer and Associated Specialties
Rotation opportunities across divisions
Achieve your potential at Nottingham University Hospitals ( NUH ) NHS Trust, rated ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC, and the only organisation in Europe with ANCC Pathway to Excellence® and Magnet® recognised Hospitals.
Here at NUH, there are so many opportunities to find the right career for you. We're a busy, acute Trust, with a huge breadth of clinical areas, offering the opportunity for our nurses, midwives and operating department practitioners to develop new skills, work in different teams and environments, and meet a variety of patients.
Closing Date-24th June
Main duties of the job
Assess the care needs of patients and develop a programme of evidence based practice care which is evaluated and amended as appropriate without direct supervision.
To maintain clinical competence through CPD and mandatory training requirements.
To ensure clear and timely record keeping of all assessments and care provided
Maintain good communication with patients and their relatives including the MDT
Regularly take charge of the clinical area in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility or his/her deputy
Utilise NUH evidence based policies and guidelines to ensure safety of care and maintains professional understanding of EBP used
Working for our organisation
At Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) we can offer you:
- A team from the Institute of Care Excellence, offering continuing professional education, careers coaching and development opportunities including: a preceptorship programme, an acute care skills course, rotational programmes, resilience focused clinical supervision and clinical academic careers.
- Access to the largest Shared Governance programme in the UK, with over 80 staff councils at ward level, giving our workforce a voice and supporting a culture of innovation.
- An ambitious and forward thinking professional environment, recognised for empowering nurses, midwives and theatre practitioners to lead and innovate.
- Utilising evidence based practice and research to advance nursing science and compassionate care.
- Our nursing teams are Patient Experience Network National Award winners (2018) and finalists in (2019) and have opportunities to work on improvement initiatives that are co-produced with those who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a registered nurse you will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care ensuring that these are evaluated and amended as appropriate. You will document the condition and progress of patients and report to medical staff and senior nursing staff any areas of concern and undertake nursing procedures and techniques in accordance with agreed policies and guidelines.
You should be aware of your role with regard to the Medicines Code of Practice, complying with all Trust policies and risk assessments with particular regard to the policies and procedures maintaining staff and patient safety.
Communication with the multidisciplinary team is essential in order to promote efficient patient care and maintain effective channels of communication. You should report all accidents and untoward incidents to the nurse in charge and complete an incident form in accordance with Trust policy.
Support a culture of teamwork within the clinical area, including supporting and assessing colleagues where appropriate.
Maintain your own professional competence through on going professional development. Be accountable for your own professional practice and professional revalidation in accordance with The Code (NMC 2015).
Please see the job description for full details of the key responsibilities, including those relating to-
Clinical
Communication
Managerial
General Duties
Infection Control
Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
Information Governance
Health and Safety
Governance
Health and Wellbeing
General Policies Procedures and Practices
Working Conditions
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration ( NMC PIN )
- Competent in the management of medicines
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering nursing care to patients
- Evidence of supervising non registered staff and students
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of audit, research or link role
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of effective written and verbal communication
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of computer literacy and IT skills
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, prioritise and evaluate care
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current issues related to the NHS
Planning and organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload and respond accordingly
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to perform clinical skills and the use of equipment
- Ability to perform patient and non patient manual handling procedures
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of manual handling training
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visas and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Type: Government
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Year Founded: 1946
