Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care and a high level of communication skills, as you act as the interface between patients and other healthcare professionals.
The Medical Day Unit has 2 treatment rooms, both with 10 chairs, working alongside clinical haematology outpatient department.
We specialise in intravenous therapies with a specific focus on haematological conditions. We work primarily to conduct day case treatments and investigation, preventing inpatient admissions and administering chemotherapy for haematological malignancies, as well as treatments for General Medicine.
We would love an experienced SACT trained nurse to join our team, or a nurse looking for a new challenge and willing to complete the necessary training.
If you are interested in developing your skills and experience, working in a dynamic, fast paced area of nursing then we would welcome your application.
Please telephone the team, should you wish to discuss further.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess, plan develop and implement programmes of care to patients, providing advice in a variety of Carry out nursing procedures in line with current NMC standards of Ensure the health, wellbeing and independence of patients and service users across healthcare settings,maintaining associated records, ensuring all patients always receive safe and effective Supervision of junior staff and all Always understand and demonstrate the Trust values
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
1. Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
2. Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
3. National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Duties
4. Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).
5. Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and Reassurance
6. Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and when required.
7. Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students
8. Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team
9. Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice
10. To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements
11. In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate as required
12. To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner
13. To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patients pathway
14. Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines
15. To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk
16. Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
17. To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment
18. Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation
19. Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked
20. Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period
Please see job description and person specification for further details.
Advertising date: 22nd October 2024
Closing date: 28th October 2024
Shortlisting date: 29th October 2024
Proposed Interview date: 5th November 2024
Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
21. Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
22. Experience of working in a clinical environment
23. Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
24. Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
25. An understanding of national, regional, and local NHS issues
Desirable
26. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Qualifications
Essential
27. 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
28. Current NMC Registration
29. Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills
Essential
30. Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
31. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
32. Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
33. Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload.
34. Ability to de-escalate complex situations
35. Computer literacy experience of electronic patient record
Other
Essential
36. Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
37. Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances end of life care
38. Ability to communicate distressing information.
39. Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
40. Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department.