Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
About
First choice for Buckinghamshire and beyond.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust provides a wide range of high-quality acute and community services from two acute hospital sites in Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe, and community hospitals at Amersham, Thame, Marlow, Buckingham, Chalfonts, and Gerrards Cross. Specialist services include our regional dermatology, allergy and skin cancer centre, burns care and plastics sub-regional centre, cardiac services, and the National Spinal Injuries Centre. More than 6,000 staff serve residents across Buckinghamshire, Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire), and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) - a combined population of 500,000. It serves a much larger population, 1.5m for burns and plastic services and 14m for spinal injuries.
Where your needs always come first. Our patients are at the heart of everything that we do, providing you with safe and compassionate care, every time. Our focus is on providing high-quality care when and where you need it.
Key details
Location: Stoke Mandeville/ Wycombe Hospital, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Part-time also available)
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Grade: (Band 5)
Job Overview
This is an exciting time for the Intensive Care Unit as the service continues to grow. We are currently seeking highly motivated and passionate staff nurses, with a minimum of 12 months experience in an acute setting in an NHS Hospital, who are keen to develop and progress their critical care nursing skills within our Intensive Care Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital.
Our nurses are highly valued, and our Critical Care units are supported by an established practice development team. You will be encouraged to develop your competency in Critical Care practice in a structured way with a combination of bedside practical supervision and theory sessions off the unit. We are a friendly, caring unit supporting each other whilst providing excellent nursing care to the most critically ill patients in the hospitals.
As part of our team you will represent the Trust in delivering nursing care in line with the Trust Values, providing effective clinical assessments followed by implementation of individual patient care plans. You will be an advocate for our patients and their families ensuring a positive patient experience. We routinely work between the units at Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals. This makes our work varied, stimulating, and extremely rewarding.
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* Acts at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice.
* Ensure planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively, respecting the views, culture, and beliefs of the patient and their family.
* Recognises situations that are beyond the scope of own competence and informs the shift leader or doctor promptly.
* Conducts a comprehensive assessment of the patient at the beginning of each shift and devises an individual plan of care for evaluation throughout the day.
* Maintains confidentiality in respect of all medical and nursing records adhering to the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
* Ensures that nursing procedures are carried out in accordance with current research and Trust / Critical Care.
* Maintains patient safety, reporting all accidents and incidents and completing relevant documentation.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Applicant requirements: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
* Pre-foundation year: Good general education;
* Registered Nurse (General)
Experience
* Previous experience in an acute ward of an NHS hospital
* Ability to work within a team and independently
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Good communication skills: written and verbal and in English
* Reasonable clinical knowledge
Special circumstances
* Ability to work across site on a regular basis.
* Ability to work all shifts including night duty.
Further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Kathleen Hartburn
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01296315618 #J-18808-Ljbffr