Staff Nurse

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join a well-established Outpatient Service at Bishop Auckland Hospital. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will manage daily operations, supervise junior staff, and provide essential support to patients. The ideal candidate will have post-registration experience, a working knowledge of the NHS, and a passion for patient care. Join a dedicated team in a dynamic environment where your contributions will enhance patient health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience and experience in the NHS are essential.
• Must possess a current NMC registration and demonstrate leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing assistance and technical support within clinics.
• Act as a mentor to students and supervise newly appointed staff.
• Manage the day-to-day running of the department in the absence of senior staff.

Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Leadership Experience

Ability to Organise Work

Patient Focused

Confidence in Group Settings

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) with CURRENT NMC PIN

Evidence of Recent Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to work as a Band 5 Staff Nurse within a well established Outpatient Service, based at Bishop Auckland Hospital. This is a general Outpatient Department, serving a variety of medical, surgical, orthopaedic and specialist outpatient clinics. You will have excellent communication skills and an ability to work well as part of a team or independently where required. As the Registered Nurse on duty you will be expected to manage the day to day running of the department in the absence of the departmental sisters, and supervise junior staff and students when required. The role would suit a Registered Nurse with post-registration experience which can be utilised within the clinic setting. A working knowledge of the NHS would be useful.

Main duties of the job

As a band 5 staff Nurse within the Outpatients team you will work alongside a well established team of Registered Nurses and support staff to facilitate the smooth running of clinics within the appointed times. You will be involved in managing clinics.

You will provide advice and support to patients attending clinics to enhance and enable patients to reach optimum health through knowledge, experience and health promotion.

You will act as a mentor to supervise students, newly appointed staff and support staff. To utilise knowledge and have the skills to deliver the best possible evidence based training.

Able to work well under pressure and the confidence to challenge unwanted behaviours. To be able to respond accordingly to patients, relatives or carers who may be distressed following a clinic consultation.

Possess the skills needed e.g. Team Leader Skills to deputise and supervise the nursing team in the absence of the department manager, referring to the department manager when necessary.

You will have a working knowledge of Long Term Health Conditions and of the Trust's Health and safety Policies.

About Us

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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Job Description

Job responsibilities

To provide nursing assistance and technical support within clinics.

To provide advice to patients within the department enabling optimum treatment, via telephone enquiries and through health promotion information and/or information leaflets.

Teaching new skills to patients to manage self-care.

Dependent upon experience, act as a mentor to students.

Supervision and training of unqualified and newly appointed staff.

Ability to respond appropriately, giving support to distressed patients, relatives and carers during and following consultation.

Supervision of the nursing team, referring to the department manager where appropriate.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Trust Personnel and Health and safety Policies.

To carry out and supervise prescribed treatments having evidence based knowledge, and ensuring patient information consent, to gain optimum recovery/ patient compliance. To take an active role in junior staff appraisal and development.

Person Specification

Skills

Special Skills & Knowledge Essential

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Experience of leadership

Experience Essential

• Post registration experience
• Experience of working in the NHS

Special Requirements Essential

• Confidence to work with a large group of people
• Ability to organise own and the work of others whilst under pressure
• Ability to work across sites within CDDFT
• Patient Focused: Understands how their role impacts on the patient journey, and a willingness to place the patient at the centre of what they do
• Achieving Results: Experience of successfully working to deadlines and completing tasks.
• Inspirational Leadership: Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experience with others.
• Maximising Value: Takes ownership of problems and does not overly complicate matters or involve colleagues unnecessarily
• Working Together: Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleagues

Statutory Registration Essential

• Current 1st level registration with the NMC

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with CURRENT NMC PIN
• Evidence of recent continued professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bishop Auckland General Hospital

Cockton Hill Road

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 6AD

Employer's website

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/