Staff Nurse - Surgical Triage Unit F5/F6
Job overview
Join Our Dynamic Surgical Triage Team
Are you an adventurous registered nurse with a passion for urology? If so, we have the perfect opportunity waiting for you.
We’re on the lookout for motivated nurses to join our newly established Surgical Triage Unit following the exciting move of urology services to Oldham. This is not just a job—it’s a chance to be part of an innovative team dedicated to delivering exceptional care for patients with urological diseases and beyond.
Get ready for extensive training and continuous support as you enhance your skills and expand your knowledge. At our unit, we believe in treating the whole person, offering unwavering support from diagnosis through surgery and all the way through the treatment journey.Yes, the acute setting can be intense, but the rewards are immeasurable!
As part of our fast-paced environment, you’ll engage with a diverse range of cases across various specialties, including general surgery, vascular, orthopaedics, and urology. This unique role will allow you to hone your transferable skills while making meaningful connections with patients during some of their most vulnerable moments.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your nursing career and join us in making a real difference in patients' lives, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and embark on a fulfilling journey in surgical care.
Main duties of the job
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
As we transition services to enhance patient care, we are committed to equipping our staff with comprehensive training and specialist support from our dedicated urology nurses and clinicians. This is your chance to thrive in a dynamic acute surgical environment, where you can expand your clinical skills and knowledge like never before.
At our trust, we prioritise your professional growth. You’ll have access to up-to-date mandatory training and exciting opportunities for additional certifications, including Mentorship, Acute Illness Management (AIM), Intermediate Life Support (ILS), and the Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP).We believe that continuous professional development is vital for empowering our team to deliver exceptional care.
Join us in setting new standards of quality as we actively seek your input on improvements and innovations that benefit both the ward and our patients. With strong, clear leadership guiding you, we ensure you stay motivated and engaged in your role.
You will work alongside the ‘Outreach’ team, gaining invaluable experience caring for acutely unwell patients across multiple specialties: general surgery, vascular, orthopaedics, and urology.
We offer robust support and guidance through our exceptional preceptorship and training programs, along with link nurse opportunities and flexible working options.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses awho are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: [...]/
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registration with NMC
- Nursing qualification
- Teaching qualification
Experience in speciality
Essential criteria- To demonstrate an interest in the specialty
- Previous experience in acute surgery
Skills
Essential criteria- Good communication skills (written & verbal)
- To demonstrate the ability to work within a team
Knowledge
Essential criteria- To demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met).As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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