Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Nurse Practitioner to join our bed management team at Salford Care Organisation (SCO).
We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse, with extensive proven post qualification experience, who is ready to take on a new challenge within bed management, organising both elective and non-elective flow throughout the organisation.
Main duties of the job
The applicant must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards of care and possess excellent communication skills to ensure that the aims of the Trust are achieved, ensuring the Trust's philosophy of Safe, Clean and Personal Care.
The post holder will be responsible for daily coordinating the efficient use of beds, enabling transfers of an effective, safe and satisfactory experience for patients moving throughout the site.
Enthusiasm and commitment to developing a quality service is essential for this post alongside an in-depth knowledge of hospital systems and flow, and the ability to motivate, influence and support medical teams and nursing staff.
Suitable applicants will need to hold current NMC registration and have considerable experience in an acute clinical setting.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
* Excellent communication skills both verbally and written.
* Ability to use reflective practice, to continuously improve the standard of patient care.
Patient Flow Experience
* Knowledge and understanding of patient flow.
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.
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