Main area: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotational shifts, including nights.)
Job ref: 382-SACT115-24
Employer: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Town: Blackpool
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/11/2024 23:59
Staff Nurse Ward 35
NHS AfC: Band 5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We currently have a full time (37.5 hours/week) permanent contract for a Band 5 Staff Nurse on Ward 35.
As an integral member of the team the post holder assists and participates in maintaining the smooth running of the unit by providing clerical and administrative support to the nursing staff and (as appropriate) wider multidisciplinary team. The post holder is required to regularly liaise with other areas/departments within the hospital. The post holder is required to work on own initiative and to provide Best Practice standards of care to patients admitted following a fracture or onset of Acute orthopaedic condition.
Ward 35 is a 27 bedded female trauma ward caring for patients of all ages with fractures and acute orthopaedic conditions. The post would suit a newly qualified Staff Nurse or an experienced Staff Nurse wanting to gain further experience in trauma nursing, rehabilitation and complex discharge planning. A full induction package and preceptorship programme will be offered to the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
* Maintain activities to meet requirements.
* Ensure all policies/protocols/standards are upheld and abide by all policies and procedures regarding implementation, monitoring, training and audit of infection prevention and control issues.
* Maintain Health and Safety for all staff, patients, visitors, and members of the multidisciplinary team following the Trust’s policy.
* The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control.
* Attend yearly updates for all statutory training.
* Take charge of a clinical area unsupervised after progressing through the foundation gateway, this will be on an occasional basis.
* Manage activities to meet requirements.
* Report and document accidents, incidents, and losses.
* Be accountable within the team for the planning, implementing and evaluation of patient care, maintaining agreed standards and ensuring patient satisfaction.
* Arrange for the care of patients’ valuables and other property as per Trust policy.
* Contribute to improvement at work.
* Take part in developments and trials of new ideas and methods within the Unit.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
* Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
* Willingness to undertake conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register
* Diploma/willingness to undertake Diploma
* Orthopaedic course
Experience
* Ability to teach peers within clinical area
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Experience of team and ward management (either as Staff nurse or Student Nurse)
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