Staff Nurse - SMART Team
Division: Operational
Care Group: Urgent and Emergency Care
Band: 5
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro rata
Contract: Permanent
We are recruiting for SMART (Surgical Medical Acute Recovery Team), a Staff Nurse, who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take the service and the Trust forward, by ensuring that we continue to be the first choice for patients.
Please note the applicants MUST hold a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle.
Main duties of the job
As a Staff Nurse you will provide clinical and professional leadership, supervision, and support to patients and students within the SMART team.
You will triage, assess, plan, and implement the care of patients who are discharged home under the care of the SMART service in the community, review and give care to SMART patients attending SDEC/Hot clinic for review, administer IV treatments, and conduct virtual visits using our remote patient monitoring pathways.
Members of SMART work autonomously, therefore we are looking for someone who is willing to lone work. Specific training will be provided to facilitate the pathways covered by SMART in-house as well as in the community. Confidence, good communication skills, and the ability to make sound decisions are also vital.
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/procedures 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 organization.
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 description
Job responsibilities
The SMART Service is nurse-led; therefore, the ability to work autonomously as well as effectively within a team is essential. The work will include visiting patients in the community; therefore, it is essential that you have a full UK driving license and a car.
The Staff Nurse must also be able to liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate safe, effective, and timely care practices within the SMART service.
The Staff Nurse must also be able to care for OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy) and post-operative patients. Full support and training will be provided to be able to support these patients safely. It is essential to have cannulation skills to deliver this pathway.
As a SMART nurse, teaching, auditing, infection control practices, and undergoing research are activities undertaken within the role.
To apply, you should be competent in cannulation, venepuncture, general surgical wound care, and drain care. The service prides itself on being innovative, so added vast expertise is welcomed. We are always very keen to expand the service further, so any new ideas are welcomed.
You should also have access to a car and be able to drive to visit patients at home when required.
SMART will support with training to enable the successful candidate to meet the demanding and exciting challenges of the role. If you are an ambitious nurse considering developing your skills further, then give us a call to find out what we can offer you. We are more than happy for people to spend time with us to be able to fully understand how SMART works and what we do.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
* RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
* To hold the appropriate level for the area of specialty
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behavior for nurses and midwives
* Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
Experience
Essential
* To participate in or provide evidence of completion of preceptorship
* Is able to administer intravenous drug therapy or is willing to work towards this
Skills
Essential
* Able to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programs of care
* Able to supervise and teach junior staff
Valued Based Question
Essential
* How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Foundation Trust
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
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