Main area 203270 Penrith Urgent Treatment Centre Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
37.5 hours per week (Mix of shifts required, including 6/8/12 hour shifts, 7 days a week.) Job ref 262-A-24-6863078
Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Penrith/Keswick Urgent Treatment Centre
Town: Penrith
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/02/2025 23:59
Staff Nurse, Urgent Treatment Centre Penrith/Keswick
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the team within Penrith and Keswick UTC, with rotation into Eden Scheduled Care services. We are seeking to recruit a Registered Nurse (Adult), with active NMC registration to work within our departments.
The UTC provides a service to members of the public who have urgent/emergency treatment care needs. The department also includes a Scheduled Care service, which is an exciting developing service allowing Eden patients to be treated closer to home.
You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision. You will also contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice within the department and ward area, as well as providing nursing care in accordance with local policies, procedures and guidelines and comply with NMC code of professional conduct.
Applications are invited from highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have experience of working as a student nurse or as a qualified staff nurse within the NHS or equivalent.
Main duties of the job
Provision of a nursing service to members of the public who require emergency treatment of acute injuries or illness. The department seeks to provide a high quality, safe and supportive environment to all patient groups in which their identified physical and psycho-social needs can be met.
Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care, providing the prescribed nursing care without supervision. Contribute to the development and evaluation of nursing practice in the unit. Provide nursing care in accordance with local policies, procedures and guidelines, complying with the NMC code of professional conduct.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Person specification
* Ability to work as a team member, without close supervision.
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
* Organisational skills.
* Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality
* Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
* IT Skills
Knowledge
* Continuing professional development with portfolio.
* Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
* Broad knowledge base of a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses.
* Understanding or reflective practice and its application.
* Self-awareness and appreciation of limitations.
* NMC code of professional conduct.
Experience
* Student nurse in the NHS or general nursing within the NHS or equivalent.
* Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
* Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers.
* Evidence of clinical/professional development.
* Relevant field of nursing.
* Supporting students.
Qualifications
* Registered nurse with active registration.
* Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing or equivalent.
* Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience.
Personal Circumstances
* Motivation.
* Ability to work a range of shifts over a 7 day period.
* Ability to travel independently.
Other Requirements
* Flexibility.
* Willing to develop by expansion of the role.
* Promote equality and value diversity.
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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