Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the respiratory ward. Are you an ambitious band 5 staff nurse that wants an opportunity to to broaden your knowledge and add new skills from a respiratory perspective. You will be expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift with a group of patients.
Within the ward there is a four bedded respiratory hobs where you will care for patients on NIV therapy and Nasal high flow. Also care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies. As a member of our team you will work closely with patients, their families and the multi disciplinary team to ensure that high quality care is delivered at all times.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the MDT, leading care delivery, excellent communication skills, IT skills, willingness to share knowledge and mentor/teach qualified, unqualified staff and students. Able to remain calm under pressure. Always provide all patients with privacy and dignity. Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping.
You will receive specific training to help you achieve your competencies for the role, as well as Mandatory training and inhouse courses. We believe in supporting staff well-being and look at ways to improve the patient and staff experience, ensuring we create an environment where patients feel safe, cared for and confident, and our staff feel valued, listened to and supported.
Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care for area of responsibility for the shift. Delivers clear, concise records and handover
Manages own time and responds to unexpected demands in a professional manner
Carries out the assessment of patients identifying nursing problems and needs in partnership with the patient, and with appropriate members of the inter-professional team.
Ensures that skilled care is given to patients and that all drugs and treatments are administered as prescribed
Ensures the maintenance of accurate clinical observations of patients condition.
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and updates care plans and goals to take account of any changing needs of the patient
About us
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
1. Registered Nurse with NMC registration in appropriate branch
2. o Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience
Desirable
3. Qualified mentor (mentorship award or equivalent) or working towards
Personal qualities
Desirable
4. Minimum six months post registration experience in relevant specialty
5. Experience of being 'in charge' of a shift