We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic nurse to complement our current team within outpatients at North Tyneside General Hospital and Fracture clinic at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
You will be part of a close-knit collaborative team who pride themselves in providing the highest standard of care to our patients and their families. Our Outpatients team is comprised of experienced nurses and healthcare assistants supported by our welcoming Outpatients Manager. As well as undertaking basic duties, you will function as a clinical practitioner being responsible for the delivery of patient care, managing and organising a workload on a daily basis. All of our work is planned so you will be able to plan your week with ease knowing your work schedule won't change.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to deliver a high standard of care to a range of patients from all specialities including medicine, surgery, and orthopaedics and provide them with all the necessary support and information for a safe hospital transition or discharge home.
Liaison with all members of the MDT is of vital importance to ensure a safe and seamless transition for patients, which is why effective communication skills are of the utmost importance. You would also be expected to coordinate clinics, direct others, and undertake phlebotomy.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't; this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job Responsibilities
* Work at both North Tyneside and Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
* To assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
* To be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in the absence of senior staff.
* To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables, and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* 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)
Desirable
* PP126/7
* D32/33
* Post Registration qualification in specialty
* Diploma/degree in nursing
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Tyneside General Hospital
Rake Lane,
North Shields
NE29 8NH
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