An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank Band 5 Registered Nurse to join West Suffolk Professionals at the West Suffolk Hospital to work on the general wards (trauma and orthopaedics, surgery, medicine and elderly).
We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join a team of dedicated and passionate staff members who strive to deliver care of the highest quality.
The successful candidate will need to have good communication skills with a flexible approach to working hours and duties.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and a drive to promote a high standard of care for our patients.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please apply or contact West Suffolk Professionals on info.wsp@wsh.nhs.uk:
Main duties of the job
Staff Nurses are responsible for the delivery of care and the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programmes of care. They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a group of patients. With experience, they may be expected to take charge of the ward/department regularly in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.
NOTE: This job description outlines the Trust's expectation of an experienced Band 5 nurse. Nurses will not be expected to fulfil the tasks marked with * until they have moved through the foundation gateway and are progressing towards the full KSF competencies.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities:
1. Leading/Managing Care: Assesses nursing care to be delivered. Plans, prioritises and supervises care within an allocated time frame. Delegate activities to team members appropriately. Organises and deploys staff according to workload, ensuring appropriate staff cover and reporting any deficiencies to Ward/Clinical Manager.
2. Delivery Of Care: Carries out the assessment of patients identifying nursing problems and needs in partnership with the patient, and with appropriate members of the inter-professional team.
3. Communication And Team Working: Ensures and demonstrates effective communication takes place between patients, relatives and staff.
4. Professional Conduct and Professional Development: Responsible for exercising professional accountability and ensuring that patients interests and rights are respected and acts as an advocate on behalf of patients.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* NMC Registration
* BLS/ILS
* ENB 998 or equivalent
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
* Ability to work to clear protocols/guidelines within role boundaries
* Previous acute experience within the NHS
* Previous mentorship experience
Skills and Abilities
* Communicates clearly both verbally and in writing
* Willingness to share knowledge and mentor students
* Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping
* Team player, able to problem solve to meet objectives
* Excellent organisational skills and time management
* Able to work under pressure and meets deadlines in a realistic manner
* Understands the importance of patient confidentiality and Data Protection
* Accurate with attention to detail
* Supports patient equality and diversity
* Ability to provide patients with an environment that supports privacy and dignity
* Ability to show empathy and compassion to patients and relatives
* Awareness of current political/professional issues
* IV drug administration
* Previous use of electronic patient record systems (eCare utilised at the West Suffolk Hospital)
Personal Qualities
* Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
* Committed to delivering a high quality service
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.
Staffing Advisor, West Suffolk Professionals
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata
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