Registered Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR); Stevenage; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Registered Nurse in Same Day Emergency Care at a leading NHS Trust. This role is perfect for those passionate about acute medicine and making a real difference in patients' lives. You will work in a dynamic environment, providing high-quality, compassionate care while collaborating with a senior team. The position offers opportunities for professional development and continuous education, ensuring you maintain the highest standards in nursing. Be part of a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in patient care and community support, where your contributions will truly matter.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development support

Commitment to equality and diversity

Supportive environment for carers

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Must have current NMC registration and a background in acute medicine.
• Evidence of recent professional development is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective, high-quality, safe patient-centred care.
• Facilitate early discharge planning and support nursing staff.

Skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Computer literacy and IT skills

Team working

Venepuncture and cannulation

BLS/ALS trained

Medicine management

Education

Current NMC registration as a Nurse or Midwife

Further studies in medicine/healthcare/nursing

Completion of core competency training

Completion of ALS/BLS/ALERT courses

Job description

Registered Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area: Acute Medicine
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 361-6798180

Site: Lister Hospital
Town: Stevenage
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 27/01/2025

Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Do you have passion for Acute Same Day Emergency care medicine and enjoy fast-paced environments? Do you enjoy making a difference to patients' lives and providing high-quality compassionate care?

We are currently reconfiguring our SDEC services into a new build which will provide a flow out of ED along with our GP referrals. Medical speciality hot clinics will also be in the same footprint. This provides exciting opportunities for new ways of working and progression.

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

This role would be ideal for nurses with a medical background who have a passion for acute medicine. The service operates a twelve-hour day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

You will work collaboratively with the senior team in SDEC to deliver effective, high-quality, safe patient-centred care, following the mission and vision of EHNT.

We will support you in your continuing education, training, and professional development to promote the acquisition of new skills and knowledge, ensuring that nursing staff acquire and maintain the professional standards and competencies when caring for people.

To participate as a member of the nursing team in providing a high standard of research-based care. To provide support to the team of staff working in the area to deliver a quality service linked to high standards of patient care.

To facilitate early discharge planning to enable appropriate arrangements to be in place.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire 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 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

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a Nurse or Midwife.
• Evidence of recent and relevant Professional Development.
• Attained further studies in medicine/healthcare/nursing.
• Good background in acute medicine/ED.
• Evidence of Research/Quality Improvement (QI).
• Completion of core competency training.
• Completion of Preparation for Mentorship.
• Completion of ALS/BLS/ALERT courses.

Previous Experience

• Experience implementing change.
• Demonstrable achievements in improving patient care and experience.
• NHS experience working in an acute trust.
• Demonstrate involvement in link nurse or project work.
• Evidence of audit, research, or service improvement within the clinical area.
• Participation in Shared Decision Making Council.

Skills

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate computer literacy and use of IT skills.
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work effectively within a team.
• Extended roles of venepuncture, cannulation, IV drug administration.
• BLS/ALS trained.
• Competent in medicine management.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance.
• Knowledge of NHS regulatory frameworks and standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of local improvement initiative opportunities.
• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise, and review in relation to patient care and experience.
• Knowledge of current NHS legislation and relevant policies.
• Exhibit equality and diversity in current role.
• Promote the ENHT trust mission and vision.

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate, and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide opportunities to share, collaborate, and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious about the lived experience of others, seek out best practices, and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients, and the wider community. We want to create a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular, we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities and candidates from Black, Asian, and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our staff wherever possible, and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss the potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail].

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans, and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

When you apply...

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.