Staff Nurse A&E

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Nhs Trust; Redditch; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in Redditch is seeking enthusiastic ED nurses to join a dynamic team, providing high-level nursing care to patients and families and developing skills in minor and major injury care.

The post includes preceptorship and development with mentors, support from development nurses, and opportunities to progress within the Trust. Applicants must be NMC registered or qualify within 12 months, and be prepared for variable shifts.

Qualifications

• NMC Code and professional practice requirements.
• Ability to mentor and support students and unqualified staff.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care as named nurse.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and the MDT.
• Supervise and educate unqualified staff and students.
• Contribute to discharge planning and care documentation.
• Support preceptorship programmes and role-model best practice.
• Be flexible to work variable shifts.
• Adhere to risk assessments and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership & comms

Clinical assessment

Compassionate care

Mentoring staff

Education

NMC registration (RN)

Mentorship qualification or willing to obtain within 18 months

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for a change, a challenge or a new direction for your career? Then ED nursing may be for you.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic nurses to join our team to help us meet the needs of our patients, you will be expected to give a high level of nursing care to patients and their families within the ED. You will need to be flexible, willing to learn and most importantly committed to providing excellent care.

The successful post holder will be given the opportunity to develop their nursing skills and gain experience in all aspects of minor and major injury and illness. This environment will be challenging but also rewarding. Staff will be supported through preceptorship and training with support from our professional development nurses. We welcome your application if you possess a RN qualification and want to provide excellent patient care in a challenging and rewarding environment and you have experience in acute nursing within the NHS

Applicants must be an NMC Registered Nurse or be a student nurse who is due to qualify within the next 12 months.

Applications that have been prepared or submitted using AI tools will be disregarded, and candidates will not be invited for interview

Main duties of the job

Using your clinical experience and skills you will work with your team as a named nurse to maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.

Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.

You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.

You will communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality patient care.

You will show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.

You will provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.

This role will require you to work variable hours in order to fulfil the needs of the ward.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.

We are a hard working team and supportive nursing team.

We welcome new staff and will ensure that you are looked after and nurtured when you start.

We ensure new members of our nursing team receive appropriate training according to their skills and competences.

We offer a comprehensive preceptorship programme and mentors for newly qualified staff.

Once you have the relevant experience and competencies there are opportunities available within the Trust to progress.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job responsibilities

• You will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.
• You will safeguard vulnerable adults and children.
• You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.
• You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle.
• You will complete patient documentation correctly.
• You will communicate effectively with patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• You will be responsible for developing and sustaining your own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.
• You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and health care assistants and complete assessors training as required.
• You will contribute to research and development programmes within the ward / department.
• You will contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.
• You will participate in handling complaints in accordance with Trust policy.
• You will maintain a safe clean ward environment and ensure all appropriate general risk assessments are carried out within 24 hours of admission and document and plan care accordingly e.g. manual handling, pressure risks, slips trips and falls, nutrition, safeguarding.
• You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment.
• In the absence of a more senior member of staff and as part of your development programme, with support, will be able to undertake clinical / shift management within an area of the department.
• Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks and wear appropriate protective equipment.
• Prepared and able to work variable shift patterns early, late, night shifts over 7 days of the week.
• Awareness of self-presentation to patients and relatives.
• The post holder will adhere to local and national radiation protection requirement

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• NMC Code, its application to practice and requirements of it for own practice and behaviour The 6 Cs Compassion in Practice The NHS Constitution and our 4Ward Values: Do what we say we will do No delays, every day We listen, We learn, We lead Work together, Celebrate together Understanding of the principles of clinical effectiveness and best practice including clinical audit and research Knowledge of patient safety initiative, strategies and risk management Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills Able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately Able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures Effective communicator both written and verbal Able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service Ability to mentor and provide effective support to unregistered and students. Ability to Use technology as required to the role Ability to identify and manage risk Determination and tenacity in challenging situations Ability to identify personal development needs

Desirable

• Significant proven knowledge and experience in speciality

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register NMC recognised mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards within 18 months of commencement of post Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in speciality

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills Able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately Able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures Effective communicator both written and verbal Able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service Ability to mentor and provide effective support to unregistered and students. Ability to Use technology as required to the role Ability to identify and manage risk Determination and tenacity in challenging situations Ability to identify personal development needs

Desirable

• Significant proven knowledge and experience in speciality

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).