Job overview
Fracture Clinic is an extremely busy area. We provide high standards of nursing care for both elective and trauma patients.
Main duties of the job
1. The Post holder will be responsible for the assessment of the needs, development of programmes of care, and for the implementation and evaluation of these programmes for patients and their relatives.
2. To provide a high standard of clinical nursing within the ward / department.
3. To manage a group of patients.
4. To act as a role model to students and Clinical Support Workers.
5. To present a positive, professional image of the organisation and of the nursing team.
6. To work in the plaster room where you will remove and apply plaster casts.
7. To work in the treatment room providing nursing care for wounds and the application of dressings.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Person specification
Essential criteria
* NMC qualification
* Experience of working in an acute Trust
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in Trauma and Orthopaedics
* Experience of working in Specialised Rehabilitation
Important information about your application
1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
5. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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