Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
About
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate, and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support a range of flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants. The Trust works collaboratively with Black Country and West Birmingham Integrated Care Systems. Our objective is supporting ongoing flexible working across the partnership and transforming our workforce so that it is flexible and consistent as we redesign services for our integrated future.
Key details
Location
Site: Walsall Manor Hospital - Emergency Department
Address: Moat Road
Town: Walsall
Postcode: WS2 9PS
Major / Minor Region: Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (predominantly day shifts Mon-Fri)
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and driven clinician with a desire to develop our workforce? Do you have a minimum of 2 years Emergency Department experience or Acute Hospital or Urgent Care Experience and would like to work in Practice Education and make a positive difference to patient care? If so we have an exciting opportunity to facilitate education for the Emergency Department at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.
Using the Trust’s care values, you will focus on delivering the best care to our patients through education and development of our future and current workforce. The majority of this role would be clinical, providing support and mentorship to staff, assisting supervisors and assessors and being highly visible to all. The primary focus of the role is to support the transition of our newly registered nurses, with the added focus on skills acquisition, clinical competence and quality improvement within the Emergency Department. Experience of developing and delivering training packages in a clinical setting would be advantageous. Passion to develop and support others is essential combined with the ability to build relationships rapidly.
Advert
It is essential that applicants hold a registered professional qualification, have a wide range of clinical experience supported by excellent evidence-based knowledge and skills as well as knowledge of clinical governance and risk management. This post requires the successful applicant to be self-motivated, with excellent organisational and communication skills and evidence of continuing professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The applicant will work closely with the Band 7 Practice Development Nurse, Matron and Nurse Quality Lead within ED to deliver the new Education Framework, demonstrating their experience and understanding of Emergency Care throughout. They will be accountable to the ED Professional Development Nurse and will work to assure the delivery and compliance of staff across the nursing workforce.
The new role will also be essential to support the delivery of the orientation, induction and mentorship of new members of the nursing workforce as the team continues to expand.
You must demonstrate excellent communication skills, initiative, drive and have the ability to lead a Nurse Team in a busy Department.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered with NMC
* 2 years experience within Emergency, Acute or Urgent care
* Teaching and Assessing Qualification
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
* Post registration experience
* Experience of undertaking role of either/or mentor/preceptor/clinical supervisor
* Experience within Emergency/ acute Care
* Must provide evidence of participation in the education and development of junior staff, advice and counsel
* Must be conversant with all aspects of nursing care within the speciality
* Must demonstrate possession of a wide range of “enhanced/extended scope” clinical skills
Other
Essential criteria
* Flexible and positive attitude to healthcare, caring manner with dignity and respect for others
* Awareness of strengths and weaknesses and areas for development
* The ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Hayley Traverse
Job title: Professional Development Nurse
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01922 726817
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