Job Summary
Do you want to work for a Trust that C.A.R.E.S? Here at Worcester City Inpatient Unit we are passionate about delivering outstanding care to our patients and continually strive to provide a seamless transition from a hospital environment back into the community.
Our units are predominantly Nurse and Therapy led allowing our passionate RNs to exercise their clinical practice alongside developing management and leadership skills in a friendly, dynamic and supportive environment.
We want your courage, your ambition, your ability to respond and willingness to learn and develop. We want you to feel empowered to make a real difference to your patients, enabling the frailest to feel supported as they transition into the next stage of their lives.
Whatever your nursing background, it is your ability to inspire your team, adapt and integrate methods of care to support your patients that will help us all, at HWHACT, to ensure we can continually deliver our vision and values by working together for outstanding care.
Main duties of the job
As a Staff Nurse you will be responsible for providing care to people admitted to our ward for rehabilitation. We work closely as a multi-disciplinary team. Our focus is promoting the comfort and wellbeing of patients, enabling them to live as independently as possible. As a team we encourage ongoing learning and development through reflection and clinical supervision which we try and embed in our daily practice. Our nurses are required to facilitate the day to day running of the ward, administering medications, working alongside all members of the MDT as well as patients, their families, and carers to provide 24/7 rehabilitation to enable the highest level of independence and quality of life. Our nurses are required to attend meetings as needed such as MDT and CHC or Discharge Planning.
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 Description
Responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria Essential
* Responsible for own professional development
Qualifications Essential
* RGN/RMN
* NMC Registered
* I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
* Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor Training.
* Accredited courses in Palliative Care, Tissue Viability, Diabetes, Dementia
Knowledge Essential
* 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 on-going continuing professional development
Desirable
* Medication administration via various routes PO, PR, S/C, IM, IV
* Experience of Audit
* Knowledge and understanding of Mental Capacity and DOLs
Skills & Abilities Essential
* Ability to challenge poor behaviour
* Role modelling good behaviour
* A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
* Ability to praise and be supportive to others
* 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
* Versatile and adaptable
* Self-motivated
* Able to cope under pressure
* Team player
* Basic IT skills
Experience Essential
* Experience gained during pre-registration training
Desirable
* Experience gained working in the frailty care setting
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Worcester City Inpatient Unit
Timberdine Close
Worcester
WR5 2DD
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers
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