We are looking for applications from enthusiastic, experienced, and flexible Nurses who are interested in enhancing their knowledge within our Outpatient Department at Forest of Dean Community Hospital.
The post involves working over a five-day week. Shifts will be allocated depending on the clinical need. This position is an ideal opportunity for those who wish to develop their careers in a friendly multidisciplinary team environment.
If you are passionate about providing care closer to home while working in an integrated way with our partners in Health and Social Care, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
1. Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse.
2. Undertake clinical tasks including venepuncture, cannulation, and ECGs – appropriate to competence and setting.
3. Demonstrate understanding of caring for individuals with particular conditions, for example, dementia, mental illness, and learning disabilities.
4. Engage in reflective practice including management of self and reflection on own reactions, asking questions, and reflecting on answers given.
5. Signpost patients to services which may be of benefit to their wellbeing, promoting community connections, and making best use of local assets.
6. Administer medications in accordance with NMC code.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness.
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity, and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey, just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
1. 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
2. 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
3. 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisation's priority;
4. 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative.
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme, we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship program.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
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