Main area: General Medicine
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent (Suitable for newly qualified nurses)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
36 hours per week
Job ref: 205-6772785
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: County Hospital
Town: Stafford
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/11/2024 23:59
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Ward 1 is looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and innovative Band 5 staff nurses to join our team.
We are a 25-bedded ward specializing in General Medicine.
We have a workforce model focused on providing safe and effective patient care and developing skills and leadership within the nursing team.
Our Clinical Educator at County will fully support you in developing the skills required in this specialty, in addition to the rest of the team who will offer you excellent support and training.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for assessing and caring for patients and providing an effective care pathway specific to the individual needs of the patient.
Main duties will include caring for the acutely unwell patient and utilizing essential skills to the role such as venepuncture, cannulation, catheterization, and drug administration including blood products.
We are committed to developing a culture in line with the Trust values that will improve quality and enhance the patients' experience. You will be encouraged to play a part in developing new ways of working to achieve this goal.
Working for our organization
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000-strong workforce provides emergency treatment, planned operations, and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist center for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class center of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work, and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Senior Sister Samantha Eaton.
Person specification
Registered Nurse
* NMC Registration
* Due to Qualify 2025
* Degree
Experience
* Experience in an acute hospital setting
* Recent experience in acute service
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM, we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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