By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Main duties of the job
* Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
* Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
* Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations.
* Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression: access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance: flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources, and paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access: over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Staff Nurse - Outpatients
Trust: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Location: Hemel Hempstead General Hospital
Pay Rates: Day: £18.57 per hour; Sat/Nights: £23.88 per hour; Sun/Bank Hols: £29.18 per hour
Contract length: Ongoing full-time Long term
Working hours: 8am-6pm, 8am-5:30pm, 8am-2pm. Shifts will depend on service needs - Monday to Friday.
Trust Info: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute hospital-based and specialist healthcare services to around half a million people living in Hertfordshire, north London, and further afield.
Why might this job interest you? Being a Staff Nurse for Outpatients in the NHS is a specialised and vital role within surgical teams, ensuring the smooth and safe operation of procedures in operating rooms. This position involves preparing and maintaining sterile equipment, assisting surgeons during operations, and ensuring patient safety throughout surgical interventions. The flexibility in scheduling enables scrub nurses to manage their work hours effectively, contributing to a balanced lifestyle while providing essential support in high-pressure surgical environments.
What you can add:
* Expert Clinical Practice acquired through post-registration academic study.
* Leadership to motivate the department and team to ensure excellent nursing care supervision and support to junior staff.
* Professional Role: To ensure that all nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with West Herts Trust policies.
* Maintaining personal contact with patients, relatives, and carers, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity, and privacy.
* Managing the department in the absence of Senior and Junior Sister, coordinating the clinical team and delegating duties as appropriate. Storing, checking, and administering drugs in accordance with Trust policy.
The role will involve, but not be limited to, you performing the above.
What you'll need:
Education & Qualifications:
* RGN
* Evidence of ongoing development and education related to specialty
* Awareness of professional responsibilities
* Diploma in ENB 998 / or equivalent Nursing
Knowledge:
* An awareness of relevant political & professional issues in health care.
Experience:
* Experience in a relevant clinical area.
* Post registration experience.
* Experience in mentoring and assessing students.
Skills:
* Act as a role model.
* Ability to prioritise work and to coordinate your clinical area.
* Good communication and written skills.
* Experience of working autonomously and within a team.
* Special skills in an area of nursing desirable (i.e. ENT, Diabetes, Wound care, compression dressings).
* I.T literate.
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
The benefits we can offer you in return:
* Putting People in Places to Care: be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
* Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
* Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider.
* First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
* Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
* Working options to suit your lifestyle: being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed-term placements.
* Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.
* Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
* Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series, and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health. Our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed-term placements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
Experience
* A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a Staff Nurse - Outpatients in Acute Hospitals within the last 3 years.
* In addition to experience, all Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of:
* Statement of NMC Registration.
* Degree/Diploma in Nursing.
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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