Registered Band 5 Staff Nurse working on the Acute medical unit delivering high standards of quality care. Permanent post. Up to 52.5 hours per week.
The acute medical unit is a fast-paced, acute care environment assessing, prioritising and caring for a multitude of patients and families, with specific acute care needs and long-term conditions. AMU is a 29 bedded Short Stay Unit with the potential to be escalated to 39 patients. We care for patients with acute care needs for up to 72 hours and look after speciality patients until a bed becomes available in the appropriate area. We pride ourselves on being an area that upholds the trust values: Kindness, Respect, Collaboration & Ambition.
Our team is a rapidly growing workforce delivering high-quality patient-centred care ensuring that we are continually assessing, auditing and developing our ways of working.
The role will consist of 12-hour shifts both day and night shift working.
Main duties of the job
1. Manage and provide all aspects of patient care.
2. Admit, assess & escalate any concerns to the nurse in charge.
3. Assess NEWS score and effectively manage.
4. Act in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct.
5. Support other nurses in the ward team as necessary.
6. Demonstrate practice based on current advances in nursing practice and research.
7. Comply with infection prevention and control procedures at all times.
8. Comply with responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults, ensuring attendance at appropriate training.
9. Take personal responsibility for putting the person receiving care first, and to challenge poor care, doing so as soon as any shortcomings are seen.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Important Information
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
* youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
* the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
* Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
* Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of one of the largest employers in the UK, NCIC future employees will have access to the following benefits:
* A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
* 27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
* Flexible working Scheme
* Excellent opportunities for development
* Competitive NHS Pension scheme
* Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
* EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered nurse (adult) with active registration.
Desirable
* AIMS/ALERT
Experience
Desirable
* Relevant field of nursing
Knowledge
Essential
* Continuing professional development, with portfolio.
* NMC code of professional conduct
Desirable
* Budgetary awareness
* Relevant speciality.
* Local PCPI agenda.
Skills
Essential
* Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision
* Developed communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to act as a mentor
* Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
Desirable
* IT skills
Personal Circumstances
Essential
* Motivation
* Enthusiasm
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cumberland Infirmary
Newtown Road
Carlisle
CA2 7HY
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