Staff Nurse - General Outpatients

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

About

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of district general hospital services for nearly half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. . Our main service locations are The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury, which together provide 99% of our activit ty. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute h tal services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care. During 2012/13 the Princess Royal Hospital became our main specialist centre for inpatient head and neck surgery with the establishment of a new Head and Neck ward and enhanced outpatient facilities. It also became our main centre for inpatient Women and Children’s services following the opening of the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre in September 2014. During 2012/13, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital became our main specialist centre for acute surgery with a new Surgical Assessment Unit, Surgical Short Stay Unit and Ambulatory Care facilities. Together the hospitals have just over 700 beds and assessment & treatment trolleys. Alongside our services at The Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury, we also provide community and outreach services such as: Consultant-led outreach clinics (including the Wrekin Community Clinic at Euston House in Telford); Midwife-led units at Ludlow, Bridgnorth and Oswestry; Renal dialysis outreach services at Ludlow Hospital; Community services including Midwifery, Audiology and Therapies.ospi

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Key details

Location

SiteThe Royal Shrewsbury HospitalAddressMytton Oak RoadTownShrewsburyPostcodeSY3 8XQMajor / Minor RegionShropshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHours37.5 hours per week (Part time hours would be considered.)

• Full time
• Part time

Salary

Salary£29,970 - £36,483 per annum/ pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 5)

Specialty

Main areaGeneral Outpatients

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to apply for a position in the General Outpatients Department at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

We are seeking a caring and motivated nurse who wishes to work within the Outpatients Department. The outpatient clinics cover a wide range of specialities making this a varied and interesting role.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working within the Outpatient service providing professional and clinical support to patients. The successful candidate must demonstrate a high level of practice and knowledge whilst participating in direct evidenced based patient care.

You must possess good communication skills and be able to work well as part of a team. You must be flexible in your approach and be able to respond appropriately to the demands of an ever changing workload.

The successful candidate must be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

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To be responsible for assessing individual patient care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating nursing care within the Outpatients Department in accordance with agreed policies and professional guidelines.

To take charge of the department in the absence of the senior staff.

Working for our organisation

In return we offer you a strong commitment to teaching and education, whilst working within a friendly and helpful team who are committed to providing and maintaining high standards of patient care.

Together with our staff, we have developed a set of values, which form a framework for a positive and helpful environment for our patients, visitors and staff. We believe that all candidates should be able to demonstrate and be equally committed in fulfilling these values to be successful in their application.

Please note that if there is a high number of applicants this post may close early.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.

If successful, by completing your application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

If you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised. Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• General medical/ surgical experience
• Evidence of attainment of skills
• Experience of supporting staff

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Good communication/ organisational skills

Aptitude and skills

Essential criteria

• Able to work within multi-disciplinary team
• Able to adapt to varying work load
• User of evidence based approach to care

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Qualification

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Ability to support NVQ trainees

Documents

• Job Pack - Staff Nurse, General Outpatients (, 675.6)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameRachel WilliamsJob titleDepartment ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01743 261000Additional information

Sister Sarah Sheppard

Contact number: 01743 261000 Ext 3199

Email: [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

AddressThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury Business Park1 Douglas CourtShrewsburyShropshireSY2 6LGTelephone01743 492402