East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a Registered Nurse or a newly qualified Nurse looking for an exciting and interesting role, working with a multi-disciplinary team who are committed to delivering high quality and safe patient care? If you are looking for a new challenge to enhance your personal and professional development, we would love to hear from you!
Kings A2 is a 20 bedded acute surgical colorectal ward including patients stepping down from ITU. We specialise in VAC therapy dressings and work alongside our gastro-enterology ward widening our scope of experience.
Working alongside a unique team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, we also provide rehabilitation and support to enable the patients to leave the hospital environment.
We have a strong team, with great opportunities to develop and gain excellent experience in delivering compassionate and safe care to this complex and vulnerable group of patients.
Main duties of the job
Registered Nurse with General surgical experience.
To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* Registered Nurse
* Completion of Preceptorship
Clinical skills and experience
* Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust
* Delivery of evidence-based practice
* Demonstrate a patient-focused approach
* Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
* Basic IT skills and well-developed verbal & written communication skills
* Ability to develop working relationships with others
* Time management and personal organisation skills
* Previous experience at Band 5 within specialty
* Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
* Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
Governance
* NMC Code of Conduct
* Clinical Governance
* Understanding of current issues in nursing
Personal/professional attributes
* Calm under pressure
* Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively. Good interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision-making and problem-solving skills
* Ability to manage conflicting and complex issues
Other requirements
* To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values
* Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and nationally
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.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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