East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Are you looking for a new challenge to expand your knowledge and skills in a new specialty or expand your existing knowledge?
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who can use their initiative to support and develop the team on Washbrook Ward. A positive and flexible approach is essential as well as the ability to support new ways of working.
Washbrook ward is a diverse 27 bedded ward that provides care for medical patients with a wide variety of medical conditions. Patients on this ward tend to have a predicted length of stay of under seven days.
Within this role you will have the opportunity to have a positive impact on the standard of care that our patients receive. In addition to this, you will help to develop and influence the careers of others within the team. You will possess excellent communication skills, show patience and understanding, and be able to demonstrate recent professional development.
If you would like to join a strongly motivated team who are passionate about their patients, have an interest in progressing your leadership skills, and are keen to embrace service development and innovation, then we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible, with the guidance of the Ward Sister, for providing leadership and teaching within the Unit environment.
2. To support the Ward Sister in the general management of the ward, such as completion of appraisals, 1-1s and other management tasks.
3. Through knowledge, good example and education, enable unit staff to deliver high quality, individualised care.
4. To provide support and supervision of nursing staff, and effectively coordinate and deploy resources within the ward.
5. To assist in the provision of the Cardiac Monitoring Service across the wider hospital, through the monitoring of telemetry.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Proven experience in medical nursing
* Experience of delivering evidence-based practice
* Experience of ward coordination
Qualification
* RN
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
Knowledge
* Awareness of current issues within Medical nursing
* Good knowledge of infection control procedures/initiatives
* Able to articulate understanding of managing clinical risk
* Leadership course
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata, per annum
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