Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Pilgrim hospital
Town Boston
Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/01/2025 23:59
Staff Nurse Band 5
NHS AfC: Band 5
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.
Job overview
Ward 8b is a 24 bedded General Medical Ward at Pilgrim hospital where there are opportunities for band 5 experienced and novice nurses. As part of our dynamic team you will deliver care to patients who are admitted with simple and complex medical conditions.
You will receive development and support from a senior nursing team consisting of a Ward Manager and 2 Deputy Ward Managers and the trust has a strong emphasis on staff support and development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a consistently high standard of nursing care that meets the individual needs of our patients and those of the Trust.
The post holder will demonstrate clinical expertise in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care that puts patients at the centre of this approach.
The post holder will be expected to have the required management and facilitation skills that allows them to supervise the activity of other staff in the clinical setting, promote multi-disciplinary working and facilitate a supportive and learning environment.
The post holder may, on occasions, be required to assume responsibility for the ward / department in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.
As a Registered Nurse the post holder is expected to consistently act in accordance with the NMC Code.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
* Registered adult/mental health or learning disability nurses must have experience working with adults.
Skills
* Good written, oral and IT communication skills
* Safeguarding awareness
* Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
* Venepuncture Skills
Specific Requirements
* Able to travel to work on other hospital sites when requested
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
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