Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Staff Nurses to join our bank. To work in our acute medical wards, surgical wards, mental health wards, Special Care Baby Unit, Paediatrics and community nursing. In return we will offer you:
Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work.
Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours.
Paid annual leave.
NHS pension scheme.
A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role.
Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services.
Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team.
Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal.
Option to block-book shifts in a set period.
SMS notifications of shift availability.
Access to staff newsletters and bulletins.
Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff.
Free uniform, where applicable.
Main duties of the job
There are bank assignments all around the Trust, including our community settings in Haltwhistle, Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Rothbury, Blyth as well as our main hospitals in Hexham, Ashington, North Tyneside and Cramlington. We require bank adult and children's nurses to work in medical and surgical wards and also require bank mental health and community nurses.
This post is for Bank Nurses able to pick up shifts in Berwick however shifts elsewhere will also be available.
We have a range of shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, early shifts, late shifts, twilight, nights and weekends. With bank you can pick and choose shifts which suit you.
The role is to provide high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to your work.
Job responsibilities
* To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
* To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Professional Registration
* 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse
* Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
* PP126/7
* D32/33
Experience and knowledge
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
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