County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to work as a Band 5 Staff Nurse within a well-established Outpatient Service, based at Bishop Auckland Hospital. This is a general Outpatient Department, serving a variety of medical, surgical, orthopaedic and specialist outpatient clinics. You will have excellent communication skills and an ability to work well as part of a team or independently where required. As the Registered Nurse on duty you will be expected to manage the day to day running of the department in the absence of the departmental sisters, and supervise junior staff and students when required. The role would suit a Registered Nurse with post-registration experience which can be utilised within the clinic setting. A working knowledge of the NHS would be useful.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Staff Nurse within the Outpatients team you will work alongside a well-established team of Registered Nurses and support staff to facilitate the smooth running of clinics within the appointed times. You will be involved in managing clinics.
You will provide advice and support to patients attending clinics to enhance and enable patients to reach optimum health through knowledge, experience and health promotion.
You will act as a mentor to supervise students, newly appointed staff and support staff. To utilise knowledge and have the skills to deliver the best possible evidence-based training.
Able to work well under pressure and the confidence to challenge unwanted behaviours. To be able to respond accordingly to patients, relatives or carers who may be distressed following a clinic consultation.
Possess the skills needed e.g. Team Leader Skills to deputise and supervise the nursing team in the absence of the department manager, referring to the department manager when necessary.
You will have a working knowledge of Long Term Health Conditions and of the Trust's Health and Safety Policies.
Job Responsibilities
To provide nursing assistance and technical support within clinics.
To provide advice to patients within the department enabling optimum treatment, via telephone enquiries and through health promotion information and/or information leaflets.
Teaching new skills to patients to manage self-care.
Dependent upon experience, act as a mentor to students.
Supervision and training of unqualified and newly appointed staff.
Ability to respond appropriately, giving support to distressed patients, relatives and carers during and following consultation.
Supervision of the nursing team, referring to the department manager where appropriate.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Trust Personnel and Health and Safety Policies.
To carry out and supervise prescribed treatments having evidence-based knowledge, and ensuring patient information consent, to gain optimum recovery/patient compliance. To take an active role in junior staff appraisal and development.
Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge
* Experience of leadership
* Knowledge of Trust Health & Safety Policies
Experience
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Experience working in an Outpatient Setting
* Supervisory/leadership experience
Special Requirements
* Confidence to work with a large group of people
* Ability to organise own and the work of others whilst under pressure
* Ability to work across sites within CDDFT
* Patient Focused: Understands how their role impacts on the patient journey, and a willingness to place the patient at the centre of what they do
* Achieving Results: Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks.
* Inspirational Leadership: Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experience with others.
* Maximising Value: Takes ownership of problems and does not overly complicate matters or involve colleagues unnecessarily
* Working Together: Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleagues
* Ability to travel across the Trust freely
Statutory Registration
* Current 1st level registration with the NMC
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Adult) with CURRENT NMC PIN
* Evidence of recent continued professional development
* Familiar with Trust IT systems
* Teaching/Mentoring Training
* Safeguarding Adults Training
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.
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata
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