Job summary We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Trauma and Orthopaedics, Planned Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. As a trust we continually invest in growing and developing our staff to support them in providing the best possible care to our patients. The role will provide you with a good mix of nursing skills to include discharge planning, wound management, pre and post operative care. You will be working with a very hard working multi disciplinary team providing evidence based care to a group of orthopaedic patients. At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Main duties of the job Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients from admission (or before) to discharge, with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers. To ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and assists in the review and regular update of these standard in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and trust polices Participate within a team of nurse and support workers in providing continuity of patient care, patients physical, social and psychological needs are met Participate in internal shift rotation in order to provide 24-hour patient care Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, nursing collages, the Multidisciplinary Team and all other relevant personnel Carry out clinical procedure and treatments in line with the patient's plan of care Accompany patients to other environments or departments for investigation or treatment Immediately identify and take appropriate action in relation to any significant change that may affect the patient's health and wellbeingRecognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations, utilise escalation strategies, such as SBAR and pathways Contribute to the improvement of services Maintain quality, encourage others to maintain quality and alert Senior Sister / Charge Nurse of any risks to qualityAssist with any ward/departmental audit initiatives At all times act as the patient advocate About us At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Date posted 06 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 361-6731713 Job locations Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage SG1 4AB Job description Job responsibilities See job description for detailed role or alternatively contact Sue Passfield This is a varied role and requires versatility Job description Job responsibilities See job description for detailed role or alternatively contact Sue Passfield This is a varied role and requires versatility Person Specification Qualifications / Training Essential Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio Desirable Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification Skills Essential Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Good organisational skills Ability to priorities and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Desirable Computer literacy Venepuncture Cannulation Person Specification Qualifications / Training Essential Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register Commitment to lifelong learning Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio Desirable Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification Skills Essential Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work within a team Good self-awareness Good organisational skills Ability to priorities and organise workload Flexibility around working hours Desirable Computer literacy Venepuncture Cannulation 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name East and North Herts NHS Trust Address Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage SG1 4AB Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)