Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 staff nurse to work within Respiratory Medicine on Ward 7 at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
If you are a motivated and enthusiastic staff nurse then why not come and join our Team.
This post is fully rotational between day and night shift.
The post is a full time vacancy but we welcome those seeking part time employment.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications has been received.
Main duties of the job
Respiratory Medicine is currently provided on 2 wards within the hospital, Ward 7 is a 30 bedded unit which meets the needs of adult patients requiring in hospital treatment for a range of respiratory conditions. We work closely with the Respiratory Support Unit which is based on Ward 12. We work as part of an MDT which includes our Respiratory Specialist Nurses and Respiratory Physiotherapists.
We offer successful candidates:
* Friendly and supportive workplace
* Extensive and varied clinical experience and continued professional development
Gaining experience within the respiratory team could enhance progression within the service into leadership roles or a route to other specialist roles, such as respiratory specialist nursing.
You should have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a MDT.
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 be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in the ward/dept in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.
* 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.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
* Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues
* Ensuring the delivery of 'Compassion in Practice'- Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy incorporating the 6C's
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to communicate with staff at all levels
* Ability to communicate with MDT
* Ability to work as member of a team
* Ability to manage a ward/department area for a period of a shift
* Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
* Basic IT Skills
Qualifications
* 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
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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