Staff Nurse Gynaecology

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Timewise flexible working

Support for gynaecology leadership/tra

Job summary

The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a part-time Band 5 staff nurse position in the Emergency Gynaecology Assessment Unit and inpatient gynaecology. The role focuses on assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care within a supportive nursing team, educating patients and carers, and supervising unqualified staff and students.

The post requires NMC registration as an adult nurse, CPD evidence, and the ability to work across long days and nights in a 24-hour emergency

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience gained through pre-registration training.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care within team nursing, including discharge planning.
• Put patients at the centre of care, acting with compassion and speaking up when concerned.
• Communicate with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Educate patients and carers, including on healthier lifestyles.
• Supervise, support and educate unqualified staff and students, and act as mentor, preceptor or role model.
• Safeguard vulnerable adults.
• Complete patient documentation correctly.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Reflective practitioner

Autonomy under pressure

Compassion and empathy

Team player

Education

NMC registration as adult nurse

Nursing diploma or degree

Job description

A part-time band 5 staff nurse post on the Emergency Gynaecology Assessment Unit and inpatient gynaecology at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The work centres on assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care within team nursing, educating patients and carers, and supervising unqualified staff and students. It is distinct for a 24-hour emergency gynaecology service for women across Worcestershire, worked on long days and nights. Applicants need NMC registration, and the post is not open to those from outside the UK.

What the job involves

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care within team nursing, including discharge planning
• Put patients at the centre of care, acting with compassion and speaking up when concerned
• Communicate with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team
• Educate patients and carers, including on healthier lifestyles
• Supervise, support and educate unqualified staff and students, and act as mentor, preceptor or role model
• Safeguard vulnerable adults
• Complete patient documentation correctly
• Sustain clinical competence and professional awareness, with a portfolio of reflective practice in line with NMC requirements
• Set and monitor measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining them
• Complete general risk assessments within 24 hours of admission and plan care to match
• Contribute to research and development, and take part in handling complaints under Trust policy
• Assist in assessing staffing needs and report problems, and with support lead clinical shifts in the absence of senior staff

What’s required

Registration & licences

• First level NMC registration as an adult nurse

Experience

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience gained through pre‑registration training

Skills & knowledge

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Reflective practitioner
• Able to work without supervision and cope under pressure
• Compassion and empathy skills
• Team player

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check, including barred list checks, as the post works with vulnerable adults
• Not open to applicants from outside the UK

Other

• Role model with good behaviour and able to challenge poor behaviour
• Positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to motivate others
• Takes responsibility for own professional development
• Flexible in work patterns, including variable long days and nights, and able to travel between sites
• Able to undertake manual handling and wear protective equipment

Nice to have

• Experience of working in a gynaecology setting
• Experience of working independently
• Experience of working with the multidisciplinary team across acute and community services
• Nursing educated to diploma or degree level

What’s offered

• Flexible working support as a Timewise-accredited, flex positive employer
• Encouragement to develop skills, knowledge and leadership in gynaecology