Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, ambitious and hard-working Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to work on Barnwell B in a role on a Trauma and Orthopedic ward with 24 beds, made up of four bays of six beds in each bay.
Main Duties of the Job
The Trust aims to deliver safe, high-quality care and ensures a positive patient experience. This is a fantastic time to join our enthusiastic and motivated team. The current challenges of working in T&O offer rewarding acute experience in unprecedented times. Our supportive team is expanding to encompass individuals who have a desire to increase their clinical expertise and contribute to the constantly challenging environment of acute T&O nursing.
As a qualified nurse, your role will be to provide holistic, high-quality, patient-focused, comprehensive, efficient, and safe service for the patients on Barnwell B ward and at Kettering General Hospital, acting with responsibility, accountability, and integrity; reporting adverse events and poor practice to the Sister or Charge Nurse. The post holder would be expected to effectively and responsibly use resources and engage in change and service improvements, as well as be expected to have some knowledge of leading others and how to effectively manage change.
If you are ready to play a key role within a dynamic nursing team and are passionate about delivering person-centered care with kindness and dignity, we encourage you to join us.
About Us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courageous
* Accountable
Job Responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse
* Diploma/Degree
Experience
* Evidence of post-registration qualification/education to diploma/degree level
* Commitment to continuing professional development; with an enthusiasm for learning
* Surgical experience
* Awareness and understanding of current issues within nursing, midwifery and the wider NHS
* Experience in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery
Skills
* The ability to communicate with patients and their families/carers during a highly stressful time, requiring the ability to alter communication strategies dependent on the situation and the patient's status
* To demonstrate accuracy and clarity in verbal, written and electronic communication; and appropriate information storage
* The ability to make judgments on problems requiring investigation, analysis e.g., assessment of patient condition, suitability for discharge
* Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care
* The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality nursing/midwifery service
* Able to allocate and delegate workload responsibly and monitor the work of others; clinical supervision of other junior staff
* The ability to make changes to own practice and offer suggestions for improving services
* Demonstrates personal duty of care in relation to the safe use of equipment and other resources
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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