Main area: Respiratory Medicine
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 36 hours per week (24hrs a day 7 days per week, days and nights. Part time considered)
Job ref: 412-MED-6914477
Site: Leighton Hospital
Town: CREWE
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/01/2025 08:00
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence. This means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the UK Government requirements for sponsorship are met. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, capable, enthusiastic nurse to join our Respiratory team. We are a 32 bedded ward that prides ourselves on the acute services we provide such as High flow nasal oxygen therapy and Non-Invasive Ventilation service we have implemented and now deliver. This gives a sound base for educational learning for students/nurse associates alike, and alongside the catering for individuals with chronic chest conditions, as well as providing end of life care for palliative patients. Ward 3 is also the cohort ward for patients with tracheostomies that require hospitalisation.
Our respiratory team is working to expand our services and provide exciting new opportunities with a respiratory enhanced care unit and future specialist nurse roles. The post holder will also have chance to expand their learning further with Non invasive ventilation and respiratory failure teaching. Our work is intense and acute with specialist skills needed alongside sound general clinical skills.
We pride ourselves on maintaining extremely high standards of care, and we actively audit and peer review our work to identify areas for improvement and to show areas of excellence. The post holder must have passion, drive, flexibility and be able to communicate effectively. Respiratory knowledge is desirable for this post, but not essential as full training may be given.
Main duties of the job
An experienced health care professional competent in all aspects of care planning, who is able to carry out a wide range of clinical skills, including area(s) of specialist clinical expertise and advice within the team e.g. infection control, by working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families. The post holder will also take an active part in the leadership, education, development and supervision of the team.
Working for our organisation
MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care according to changing health care needs, including providing clinical expertise, advice and guidance in a specialist area of clinical practice to improve the overall care provided by the team.
2. Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team/agencies to ensure that patient needs are met.
3. Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation.
4. Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring that cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, including clearing away afterwards.
5. Provide escort and transfer for patients as directed by the multidisciplinary team.
6. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
7. Collect, collate, and report information, maintaining accurate patient records/documentation.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Evidence of knowledge within the field.
* Detailed knowledge of professional accountability and NHS issues.
Experience
* Years of experience.
* Previous Acute Medicine Experience.
Communication Skills
* Ability to respond to different needs of patients in different settings.
* Evidence of contribution to meetings/discussions outside of team.
Key Messages
* Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
* We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
* All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
* Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
* Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
* Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
* Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
* You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
* We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
* Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set eligibility requirements e.g. minimum salary requirement and skill levels. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. We recommend that you use the information on the Home Office website to check if this role will be eligible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
We expect to receive a very high level of applications for this vacancy, and due to this a limit has been set on the number of applications we are able to receive. Once this limit is reached the vacancy will close. We would urge interested candidates who meet the specification to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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