Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
If you are passionate about emergency nursing, come and join our friendly team,” says Lead Nurse, Elvira. We have great learning and development opportunities to suit your career development.
We are recruiting experienced Band 5 Registered Nurses in our Emergency Department at Harrogate Hospital following an increase in our establishment.
You will have the opportunity to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working and support moving the service forward with the Emergency Care Team, whilst increasing your own knowledge and experience.
We offer excellent opportunities for all our Registered Nurses to train in TARTS, TNCC, ALS & EPALS. We also support all registered nurses to complete the Child in the Emergency Department Modules through Leeds Beckett University.
We have a dedicated Practice Educator who offers in-house training and support tailored to your requirements.
Our OSCE programme is currently closed so you must have an NMC PIN and two years post-NMC PIN experience.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for Nurses with two years post NMC experience in an acute or emergency setting with experience of:
* assessing, planning and implementing the care of acutely unwell adults and children and those with minor injuries
* prioritising care based on the critical nature and severity of a patient's condition
* using your medical knowledge, quick thinking, and attention to detail to comprehensively assess a patient's needs, obtain their medical history and personal information, and seek a doctor's evaluation immediately for life-threatening issues.
If you are successful in gaining an interview, we encourage you to be ready to speak about emergency care standards, common ED presentations and management with a key focus on fundamentals of care.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
* A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
* Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
* Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
* Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an Emergency Department, we are committed to providing high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team is proactive and possesses the additional clinical skills required to provide individualised care for patients presenting conditions.
You must demonstrate excellent communication skills, initiative, drive and a willingness to learn to expand your knowledge and skills.
For more information please see the job description attached. If you have any questions, please contact ED Lead Nurses;
Elvira Obrinja elvira.obrinja@nhs.net
or
Rachael Worton on rachael.worton@nhs.net
01423 557979
Happy for you to come and visit us or shadow the team if necessary, pre-interview.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
* Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration (no OSCE training available)
* Emergency Department Experience
Desirable
* Teaching Qualification Mentorship/Assessor
Experience
Essential
* 2 years post-NMC registration in an acute hospital setting.
Desirable
* Post-NMC registration nursing experience in Emergency department or acute care environment
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrogate District Hospital
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
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