Staff Nurse
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new role? Do you want to enhance your acute surgical skills? Do you have a passion for exemplary care?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join our friendly and positive Trauma Orthopedic team on ward 32 at the LRI.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic and compassionate. You will be joining a team that strives to provide the best care possible for our patients.
We provide an exciting nursing challenge offering you varied opportunities working alongside our fantastic ortho-geriatricians, discharge team, and wider multi-disciplinary teams. Giving you the opportunity to clinically develop and broaden and advance your expertise in a busy but supportive environment.
We are a 28 bedded unit that delivers specialist care to patients with neck of femur fractures, delivering pre and post operative holistic care until patients are optimized. We will support you every step of the way providing many opportunities of experience and the ability to advance.Once established, you will be supported to broaden your leadership skills and take charge, adding another layer of development. As an effective passionate nurse, you will work closely with the band 6’s and ward sister to ensure that standards are maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.
Knowledge in orthopedics' or a surgical background would be an advantage, but full training and support would be given so it would not be essential.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidenced-based nursing care to a group of patients.
You must be flexible, possess excellent communication and organisational skills and be passionate and creative in your work.
Assisting and contributing in the management and organisation of a ward / clinical area.
Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
Act as a clinical and professional role model, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area.
Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, andresearch and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work autonomously, providing an effective nurse-led service as needs dictate.
Demonstrate comprehensive holistic assessment of patients utilising a variety of advanced clinical skills, while acting as a role model, in line with the Clinical Nurse Specialist role for the service.
To assess and diagnose specific symptoms within your scope of practice. Advise medical and nursing staff and/or prescribe medications according to patients’ requirements, writing a record in the medical notes and reassessing according to the individual patient needs.
Provide an effective and accessible telephone advice service for patients and families and their carers.
Support innovations and change related to improvement of clinical services in relation to the speciality.
To participate in reviews of performance against Key Performance Indicators and co-operate in addressing areas of concern, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
Collaborate in the development and monitoring of a job plan to ensure role and personal effectiveness.
Person specification
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria- RGN1st or 2nd Level
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties.
- Has or working towards a Recognised NMC teaching and Assessing qualification or the equivalent.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development or evidence of reflective profile.
Experience
Essential criteria- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the Grade applied for Experience will be dependent on the post /ward requirements at the time of Recruitment.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria- Understands the importance of team working and their role within of the Multi-Disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria- Demonstrates understanding of quality and change and the importance of new ways of working.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patients of all cultures and with differing levels of understanding care.
Skills
Essential criteria- Good basic understanding of the importance of delivering high quality clinical nursing.
- Demonstrates knowledge of professional and NHS local and national nursing strategies and priorities.
- Able to maintain accurate patient records.
- Able to present factual written and verbal information and deal with questions.
- Basic Knowledge of IT.
- Demonstrates understanding of their own role and responsibility in managing efficient and effective use of resources.
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential criteria- Demonstrates understanding of their own role and responsibility in managing efficient and effective use of resources.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs. All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others.
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID 19 Risk Assessment
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid Vaccination Status
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve.We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.