Registered Nurse Acute Medical Services

East And North Hertfordshire Nhs Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is recruiting a Registered Nurse for Acute Medical Services at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. You will assess, plan and deliver evidence-based care to patients in AMU and SSU, under supervision when required, and contribute to multi-disciplinary teamwork.

We value lifelong learning and offer support to upskill across specialties; new-qualified nurses welcome. Expect a dynamic, patient-centred environment with opportunities to develop leadership, teaching and

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register or clearly eligible for registration in the UK.
• Evidence of good communication, teamwork and organisational ability.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and record comprehensive nursing assessments, plan, deliver and evaluate high-quality nursing care.
• Teach and supervise junior staff, students and the non-registered workforce as required.
• Provide care within AMU/SSU and contribute to multi-disciplinary team objectives.
• Support flexible working patterns and participate in service improvement and education.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamworking

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Flexibility around hours

Computer literacy

Lifelong learning

Job description

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse for Acute Medical Services who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are seeking dynamic and motivated registered nurses to work within the area of Acute Medicine.

The Acute Medical Services at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Lister Hospital) provide a vibrant, exciting and professional environment.

AMU is an emergency medical admissions unit providing assessment of patients requiring immediate investigations, stabilisation and treatment. AMU and SSU is made up of 4 zones and comprises of a total of 62 bed bases.

There are Practice Educators that work within the units to provide supervised practice, additional skills training and support. We are happy to recruit newly qualified nurses, as well as experienced nurses.

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

You will also actively participate as a member of a team to move the team towards completion of tasks, goals, and objectives; demonstrate leadership and influence others to be the best they can be and inspire our colleagues and patients; and deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results

Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care. Will be expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.

We have a robust in-house package of support and education to ensure continual upskilling regardless of your previous experience. You will be encouraged to become multi-skilled and work within the various specialities including advanced clinical roles, leadership, and education. You will have the opportunity to learn from renowned experts who will mentor you to become versatile in your career.

At Lister we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the hospital. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

• Hertford County, Hertford

• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning

Desirable criteria

• Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio
• Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of training courses relevant to role

Previous Experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of nursing in the acute or emergency clinical area

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Management of common medical conditions
• Up to date knowledge of NMC Code of professional practice
• Understanding adult safeguarding policies / practice

Desirable criteria

• Understanding nursing needs for patients admitted with mental health conditions

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work within a team
• Good self-awareness
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to priorities and organise workload
• Flexibility around working hours
• Computer literacy

Desirable criteria

• Venepuncture
• Cannulation

Other Requirments

Essential criteria

• Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role Model our trust values everyday