Staff Nurse – Lancashire Suite (NHS Band 5)

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced nursing professional to join a ward-based team. The role focuses on delivering timely, safe patient care, ensuring NMC compliance, and coordinating with Allied Health Professionals to promote safe discharge.

The post emphasizes teaching and continuous professional development within a supportive team. Applicants should be registered nurses with the ability to teach and assess, and be prepared for a part-time, permanent

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with appropriate NMC registration and willingness to pursue teaching/assessing qualifications.
• Willingness to undertake conversion course and Diploma as part of professional development.
• Desirable: Post-registration qualification.

Responsibilities

• To work within a team ensuring all patients receive timely and appropriate care, ensuring utilisation of Allied Health Professionals support and guidance to promote a safe and timely discharge.
• Maintain current knowledge to ensure compliance with NMC requirements.
• Providing patient care and ensuring all activities of daily living are maintained whilst ensuring the patient receives safe and appropriate care.
• Linking with all AHP's ensuring the patient receives timely and appropriate.
• Ensuring the patient receives their prescribed medications at the correct time.
• Participating in a research and audit completion.
• Ensuring all knowledge is recorded and up to date via the Trust system.
• Answerable to Ward Manager and Matron.

Skills

Prioritisation

Team player

Team leadership

Assertiveness

Time management

Basic IT skills

Decision making

Communication

Problem solving

Lateral thinking

Basic Life Support

Education

Registered Nurse (1st/2nd Level)

Teaching & Assessing qualification

Willingness to undertake Conversion course to Part 1 of the NMC register

Diploma

Teaching & Assessing qualification (Desirable)

Tools

Venepuncture & Cannulation skills

Job description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced nursing professional to join a ward-based team. The role focuses on delivering timely, safe patient care, ensuring NMC compliance, and coordinating with Allied Health Professionals to promote safe discharge.

The post emphasizes teaching and continuous professional development within a supportive team. Applicants should be registered nurses with the ability to teach and assess, and be prepared for a part-time, permanent