Staff Nurse - Skipton

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Skipton, West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting dialysis-focused nursing post. You will join a small, multidisciplinary team and develop expertise while building relationships with patients and families. A comprehensive 6-week supernumerary training period is provided to support learning and integration.

You will assess care needs, develop and evaluate care plans, supervise junior staff and contribute to teaching and mentorship across the team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current UK practice.
• Willingness to participate in teaching, mentoring and assessing students and staff.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice in dialysis care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' care needs and develop care programmes.
• Implement and evaluate patient care plans in dialysis.
• Participate in team leadership and supervising junior staff.
• Contribute to teaching, mentoring and student assessments.

Skills

Teamwork

Teaching

Mentoring

Delegation

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

The team focusses on delivering renal replacement therapy to a group of patients from our specific catchment area. We are part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and so have the advantage of a large multidisciplinary team to liaise with whilst maintaining our own individual identity. We are offering an exciting opportunity for a candidate wishing to specialise within dialysis services. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop & improve their knowledge and skills whilst developing strong professional relationships with our regular patients and their families. Our patients attend the unit up to three times per week, every week, and this promotes the ability to provide an individualised plan of care., This post will offer a registered nurse joining this specialist area of practice an excellent learning opportunity. You will join a small, friendly, multidisciplinary team committed to ensuring that best evidence-based practice influences the care delivered to the patients. The long-term nature of the condition enables the team to build professional relationships with the patient group, without impacting on the Professional Code. The successful candidate will be expected to complete a comprehensive training / teaching package during a 6-week supernumerary period. Responsible for the assessment of patients' care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of patient care Participates in team leadership and the management of the ward/department, including supervision and delegation of work to junior staff as directed by the ward/department manager Participates in teaching, mentoring and assessing of students, trainees and professional staff The post is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team which contributes to the effective and economical use of available resources such as stock control and the ordering of supplies. The jobholder will be required to supervise junior staff on a day to day basis as directed by the line manager Uses own initiative and acts independently within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills.

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