Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Endoscopy Trust wide Service is expanding. It is exciting times in Endoscopy with increased demand for our services. Our team is continuously developing and the Trust wide service is growing to allow greater access locally for our patients.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dedicated Band 5 Endoscopy Nurse to join the team. The post holders will be required to work Trust-wide across all sites if and when required. The post will also include weekend working and, when competencies are achieved, participation in the on-call rota for the service is required.
Hours are available up to 37.5 (Full or part time hours may be considered). The post holder's main base will be at North Tyneside General Hospital.
The successful post holder must be able to role model compassion and have an inclusive teamwork ethos to shape the creation of a collective teamwork culture within the Trust.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Endoscopy Unit Managers and Endoscopy Junior Sisters / Charge Nurse, the individual will be responsible for holistic patient care from admission to discharge; providing cross-site cover as required; planning and providing nursing care, and ensuring effective communication across the multi-disciplinary team. In addition, a contribution to the attainment of JAG Accreditation within the Endoscopy Unit will be expected.
Job responsibilities
1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
2. To be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in the ward/department in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.
3. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
4. To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
5. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 1st Level live NMC registered Nurse.
* Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
* PP126/7.
* D32/33.
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: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum.
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