Main area: Ward 32 Hyper Acute Stroke Unit
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift based working)
Job ref: 287-AMED-282-24
Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Aintree University Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Experienced Registered Nurses to join our Stroke team at Aintree University Hospital.
Transforming stroke care is a priority within the NHS Long Term Plan. The plan presents strong evidence that a centralised Emergency Assessment Centre helps us to deliver the best possible patient outcomes. With this in mind, it is an exciting time for stroke services in the North Mersey region.
The merger of services will present a number of development opportunities for staff who are passionate about the care of stroke patients to further their careers in managerial, clinical roles, or advanced clinical roles.
There will be an opportunity to rotate and work across the Stroke Assessment centre, HASU, and Stroke unit at Aintree.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work without direct supervision and will take charge of the ward/department in the absence of the ward/department manager, who holds continuing responsibility.
Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership, and staff management/development. The post holder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
* Co-ordinate the unit/department on a day-to-day basis including planning, allocation, and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.
* Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward/department.
* Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring that the ward/department environment is responsive to current issues.
* In support of the ward/department manager, assist in the review and update of procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients.
* Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
* Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values, and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients.
* Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
* Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
* Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
* Evidence in leadership
Knowledge
* Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance
* Experience: >2 years
Skills
* Ability to work in changing environments
* Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
* Supportive of colleagues
* High level of personal and professional credibility
* Well motivated
Experience
* Evidence of management experience
* Application of evidence-based practice
* Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
* Lead role in education of staff and patients
* Experience: >2 years
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieving fair, equitable, and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
All employees (and volunteers) are expected to maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
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