Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Outpatients team. If you have an interest in Outpatient Clinics including Vascular and general surgery and want to work in a high functioning team to support patients in our Community Hospital, this could be the post for you.
If you would like to develop your skills and knowledge within Outpatients Services and are committed to the delivery of high-quality patient centred care, please consider joining the team in the Outpatients Department at Malvern Community Hospital.
If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with the recruiting manager; details can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for providing care to people attending our busy Outpatient Department. We work closely with Consultants, Specialist Nurses, and Community Services Teams. Our focus is on promoting the comfort and wellbeing of patients; Malvern is a small but friendly team to work with. As a team, we encourage ongoing learning and development through reflection and clinical supervision which we try to embed in our daily practice. Our nurses are required to facilitate the day-to-day running of the Outpatients Clinics alongside other tasks that will be required for this job role.
About Us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What We Offer:
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
Job Responsibilities
* Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on a day-to-day basis.
* Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
* Use initiative and take responsibility for the quality of work and service provided to patients.
* Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care within the Ward/unit, working in accordance with the philosophy of patient-centred care and to NSF and other Trust standards.
* Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing team, supporting and working in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team.
* Work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient-focused nursing care.
* Document care given and maintain contemporaneous records.
* Maintain records in accordance with the Trust's policy and NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* Assist in the implementation of health promotion strategies, as agreed by the Outpatient Manager.
* In consultation with senior qualified staff, provide and monitor patient-centred care within Trust agreed standards.
* In collaboration with other team members, organise the reception and discharge of patients ensuring effective communication in the transfer of information.
* Carry out delegated nursing care.
* Use and participate in research/audit in care delivery.
* Adhere to and promote all clinical practice, health and safety, and corporate Trust Policies and Guidelines.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential:
* Variety of evidence-based clinical skills
* Confidence to teach student nurses, patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team
* Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
* Awareness of Audit
* Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
Desirable:
* Awareness and understanding of advance care planning.
* Understanding of symptom management in the last days of life.
* Medication administration via various routes PO, PR, S/C, IM, IV
* Competence in male and supra-pubic catheterisation
* Venepuncture
* IV therapy
* Cannulation
* Management of syringe pump
* Experience of Audit
* Knowledge and understanding of Mental Capacity and DOLs
Additional Criteria Essential:
* Put patient care at the heart of the work to improve healthcare outcomes and service delivery
* Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible
* Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential
* Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation, and continuous development
* Joint working with others, e.g., patients, colleagues in the delivery of high-quality healthcare
* Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive
Qualifications Essential:
* RGN/RMN
* NMC Registered
Desirable:
* Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor Training.
* Advanced communication qualification.
Skills & Abilities Essential:
* Ability to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
* Able to work competently without supervision
* Reflective practitioner
* Compassion and empathy skills
* Flexible, lateral thinker
* Excellent communication skills
* Proven ability to motivate others
* Able to cope under pressure
* Team player
* Basic IT skills
Experience Essential:
* Experience gained during pre-registration training
Desirable:
* Post-registration experience in an inpatient setting
* Previous experience of day-to-day management
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer name:
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address:
Malvern Community Hospital
185 Worcester Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 1EX
Employer's website:
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers #J-18808-Ljbffr