Job Summary
Our team have told us what they need from their employer- and we've listened. If you are looking for hours to fit around your family, we can tailor our offering to you. This could be working school hours, weekends only, condensed hours or maybe it's just keeping your interest in nursing by offering one shift a week.
We would rather adapt our rosters to secure your talent. All we ask for is that you provide the very best care to our patients and work with our teams to ensure patient quality and safe care is delivered.
Ward 28 are currently hiring Band 5 registered staff nurses on the Tropical Medicine and Infection Unit.
We are extremely passionate about getting it right for patients and their families and in order to achieve this we are looking to employ enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate band 5 registered nurse. As a member of our team, you will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary teams.
With any role within UHB, each post comes with the support of our team and managers. This is extended by support from our School of Nursing, AHPs and Midwifery. The School offers exciting opportunities for career growth and development, and our focus is on providing a supportive environment as part of your continuing professional development.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person-centred evidence-based nursing that respects and maintains dignity and human rights. They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. At times they will have management responsibility for being in charge of the ward/department and supervising junior members of staff.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.
About Us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Date Posted: 16 December 2024
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference Number: 304-9002945LD
Job Locations:
Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
* Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Experience Essential:
* Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months)
* Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
* Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
* Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
* Understanding of preceptorship and work-based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
* Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
* Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
* Awareness of health and safety issues
Additional Criteria Essential:
* Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak, receive and understand instructions in English
* Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
* Competent in a range of clinical skills willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
* Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management and clinical leadership relevant to the practice setting
* Professional appearance
* Displays genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
* Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* Ability to communicate articulately with others
* Caring and approachable
* Punctual
* Reliable
* Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
* The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty
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.
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.
UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS
Employer's Website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm
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