We are a very busy Emergency Department, covering a diverse population, and we are a Major Trauma Unit. We also have a dedicated 24-hour Paediatric area.
We accept patients who self-present, arrive by ambulance, or via Helimed.
We cover Burnley Urgent Treatment Centre, Accrington Minor Injuries Unit along with the ED and Urgent Treatment Centre at Blackburn.
We have recently introduced an appointment system in our Urgent Treatment Centres/Minor Injuries Unit.
We are looking for self-motivated nurses to help take the department forward – you must be committed, flexible, and approachable with substantial ED nursing experience. The role includes unsocial hours including weekends and rotation onto nights.
You will have a strong interest in developing new staff, and a proactive approach to delivering a high standard of evidence-based care is essential. You must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of current issues in emergency care and be able to translate this into quality nursing.
As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will assist in promoting change and developing the area. You will be responsible for leading the team and the coordination of areas of the department - Majors, Minors, Resus, and Urgent Intervention.
You will be supported by a team of Matrons, Senior Sisters, and Practice Educators. There will be the opportunity for further study including Leadership courses, ALS/APLS/TNCC.
Our Emergency Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital provides care for both adults and children who attend with serious illness or injury. The department has an 8-bedded resuscitation and 43 major cubicles.
The department is classified as a trauma unit and has a purpose-built helipad onsite that will bring our most serious patients to the department via North West Air Ambulance.
We value experience and skills learnt elsewhere and will work with you to enable those skills to be utilized and developed further.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Leadership of the team.
2. Coordination of Resus, Majors, Urgent Treatment Centres, and Urgent Intervention.
3. Manchester Triage.
4. Minor injuries - Wound Care, Dressings, Suturing, Plastering, etc.
5. Knowledge and experience of each specialty - Resuscitation/Intensive Care, Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Frailty, Paediatrics, Minor Injury and Illness, Major Trauma, ENT, Max Fax, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities.
6. Advanced Life Support.
7. Advanced Paediatric Life Support.
8. Trauma Courses.
9. Major Incident and Decontamination.
10. Managing Patient Flow.
11. Streaming of patients to the most appropriate pathway.
12. Escalation.
13. Supporting Junior Staff.
14. Supporting the Nurse in Charge.
15. Staff Training.
16. Appraisals.
17. Audits.
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