Staff Nurse

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Black Lake; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks nurses capable of fast-paced work, balancing multiple tasks and delivering high-quality care. You will participate in MDTs, liaise with social workers and family, and maintain comprehensive records. The role includes supervision of support workers and involvement in quality improvement.

The ward environment is dynamic and requires flexibility for nights, weekends and holidays. The trust emphasizes learning, development and strong teamwork.

Qualifications

• Assess patients' wellbeing and related needs; plan, deliver and evaluate care.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and follow data protection and professional codes.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and plan care with MDT input.
• Monitor patient wellbeing and contribute to risk management.
• Provide supervision to junior staff and support workers.
• Participate in regular management and supervision
• Engage in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Job description

We are looking for nurses who can work at a fast pace and are able to balance a number of tasks at any one time. Our patient group can be demanding and challenging but also really rewarding. There is a strong senior nurse team, who are there to help and support with every aspect of ward life. You will be confident with electronic systems and able to maintain quality records whilst also ensuring you are providing quality care. You will be expected to take part in MDTs, tribunals and be primary nurse. You will liaise with community partners and peers, social workers, care commissioners and family.

Main duties of the job

To assess patients well being and related needs, raising health concerns both physical and psychological to the teams. To plan, deliver and evaluate programs of care, working collaboratively the patient whenever possible. To monitor the well being of patients and contribute to protecting individuals whose health and well being is at risk in accordance with local policies eg observation policy, risk management policy. To establish and maintain effective communication with the multi disciplinary team, service users and carers, about programs of care and routine and daily activities. To maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the data protection act and professional code of conduct. To involve service users, carers and relatives wherever feasible throughout episodes of care, offering choices at every opportunity. Ensuring support workers are completing the ward tasks and are completing observations in line with expectations and policy. Helping drive development and change to support care of the patients on the ward., To contribute to quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, triangle of care. To take an active part in developing knowledge ideas and to support evidence based practice. To regularly take charge of the ward, taking responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of deputy/ward manager. To delegate and supervise the work of junior team members as appropriate to level of ability. To contribute to the development of junior members of staff and students, promoting an environment conducive to learning. To provide the support workers with supervision. To participate in regular management and supervision from ward manager/deputy ward manager. To participate in regular individual performance reviews and development conversations about your goals and career aims. To attend training courses that are mandatory, indicated in personal development plans or required by the needs of the service. To work flexible shifts including Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays in accordance with service needs. Job description, To contribute to quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, triangle of care. To take an active part in developing knowledge ideas and to support evidence based practice. To regularly take charge of the ward, taking responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of deputy/ward manager. To delegate and supervise the work of junior team members as appropriate to level of ability. To contribute to the development of junior members of staff and students, promoting an environment conducive to learning. To provide the support workers with supervision. To participate in regular management and supervision from ward manager/deputy ward manager. To participate in regular individual performance reviews and development conversations about your goals and career aims. To attend training courses that are mandatory, indicated in personal development plans or required by the needs of the service. To work flexible shifts including Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays in accordance with service needs.

Key skills

• Ability to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, following the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (covering Wolverhampton and Sandwell) and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. We are a new trust who are dedicated to innovating the care of those within our services ensuring that we continue to learn and grow.

We are currently successfully combining resources, strategies and a talented workforce to enable us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. We look forward to meeting you and hopefully welcoming you into this new exciting and dynamic trust.