Assessment & Interview Date: TBC
Please note this advert is only open to UK Residents
We are recruiting for Staff Nurses who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best of People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Join our Emergency Nursing team. Emergency Nursing offers a fast-paced environment where your developing skills and knowledge will make a direct difference to your patients and the safety of our community.
Our department has been recognised for its innovative practices and sets the standard for workforce development and standardised career development. Emergency Nursing is an exciting and rewarding career; at Medway we offer a support and development package that has received national acknowledgement.
We provide a comprehensive package of learning and development that will assist you from Novice to Expert. This includes access to two different MSc programmes.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and a half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job responsibilities
Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge, practical experience and competence.
To act as an advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient-oriented approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards of both local and national policy.
To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals. This will involve regular liaison with senior nurses and the medical teams.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Registered Nurse with the NMC
Knowledge
* Foundation level of understanding regarding the acute care needs of patients
* Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
Experience
* This role is open to newly qualified and experienced nurses; therefore, experience may be limited to student training experience.
Skills
* Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
Valued Based Question
* How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
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 per annum / pro rata
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