Staff Nurse - Nottingham
Job overview
Are you passionate about nursing? Would you like to make a difference or take on a new challenge? Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has exciting opportunities for Registered Staff Nurses to join our regional Neurosciences Unit. We are looking for highly motivated, dynamic and passionate individuals to drive our clinical pathways forward.If you have a real passion for nursing, and are looking for an exciting, fast moving clinical field to develop your skills, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
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Nottingham University Hospitals provides a dedicated, integrated 24-hour acute neurosurgical, neurological assessment, investigation and treatment service. Sitting within a large teaching hospital, we have clear priorities for maintaining high standards of care and developing specialist services.
If you are looking for a new and exciting challenge, a position within Neurosciences will expand your knowledge base and clinical skills immensely. We already pride ourselves on delivering a high level of person-centred nursing care to patients and their families.Many other opportunities are provided to further advance practice including; caring for patients with tracheostomies, nasogastric feeding, pre and post-operative care.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in your professional development, and offer many opportunities for learning and skill improvement including; time out days, our neurosciences preceptorship course run by our senior Team and access to specialist study day amongst others.Nurses benefit from local clinical educator support and a structured induction program, including supernumerary time and the opportunity for insight visits within the department.
We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, we have both Full time and Part time hours available.
The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Wards D10 is a 28 bedded female ward that specialise in the care of acute neurosurgical and neurology patients. The wards sit within the Division of Surgery. Supported by the Ward Sisters, you will be responsible for the assessment and care of patients that are admitted from various regional Emergency Departments, Critical Care areas, surrounding hospitals and home.You will work closely with the medical staff and the multi-disciplinary team.
If you are interested in something new we would welcome the opportunity to meet with you. We offer a full range of acute neurosciences services for our local community and the wider populations of South Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and beyond.We have excellent opportunities for nursing development in our neurosciences wards. Caring for our patients ensures a varied role where you can learn speciality care for those who may have complex conditions and who need highly skilled care.
We are keen to encourage developments in line with Trust policy and working in new ways. We recognise responsibility to ensure that staff are developed and stimulated within their environment in order to achieve vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviours of the Trust.We offer excellent opportunities for career progression, training and development
We can offer positions to Registered Nurses (Adult) but are also interested in hearing from experienced Mental Health Nurses and Learning Difficulties Nurses who are eager to learn and to join our multi-talented teams.
As a team we focus significantly on patient and public involvement and the feedback they give us in order to improve their experience as a whole. If successful, you will be part of a fantastic team that works together to achieve the greatest outcomes for our patients.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria- NMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria- Recent Nursing experience in an acute setting
Neuroscience Experience
Essential criteria- understanding of neurosciences
- experience in neuroscience and/or challenging patients
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- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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