Band 5 Staff Nurse - Outpatients

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Birmingham is looking for a compassionate and autonomous nurse. The role requires assessing care needs, planning and delivering programs, and advocating for patients. The ideal candidate will ensure high-quality clinical care while working collaboratively with healthcare professionals. This position promotes an inclusive workplace, valuing diversity and supporting individuals from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Must practice autonomously with responsibility for safe, compassionate, person-centered evidence-based nursing.
• Ability to assess care needs and plan care programs.
• Must work in partnership with health and social care professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and evaluate patient care, ensuring high quality standards.
• Act as an advocate for patients and ensure a patient-focused care delivery.
• Promote a clean and safe environment in compliance with policies and procedures.

Job description

The post holder will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person-centred evidence-based nursing that respects and maintains dignity and human rights. They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. At times they will have management responsibility for being in charge of the ward/department and supervising junior members of staff. The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.

Main duties of the job

Use up to date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice. The individual must make person centred, evidence-based judgements in partnership with others involved in the care process to ensure high quality care

• Act as advocate for patients within the areas, to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care
• Ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and a positive patient experience, having regard to their customs, beliefs and ethnicity
• Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation /policies and procedures, health care associated infection prevention, governance including risk management and incident reporting and act without delay in the reporting and escalating of any areas of concern
• Recognise and act to avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients
• Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness to complete spirometery training will be given to be able to complete venepuncture, record ECGs to follow NMC guidelines.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.