Staff Nurse - Ward 1B SDEC/Acute Medical Unit (Ward 1C)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading NHS Trust, where your nursing skills will shine in a fast-paced, supportive environment. This role offers the chance to provide exceptional care to patients in an Enhanced Care Area, with opportunities for professional development and mentorship. Newly qualified nurses will benefit from a comprehensive preceptorship program, ensuring you have the support needed to thrive in your career. With a commitment to ongoing training and a focus on quality patient care, this position is perfect for those eager to make a difference in the medical field. Embrace the challenge and excitement of acute nursing with us!

Benefits

Ongoing Professional Development

Preceptorship Programme

Apprenticeship Funding

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a commitment to high-quality patient care.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality patient care through assessment and evaluation.
• Assist in patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Promote safeguarding of vulnerable patients.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Assessment Skills

Infection Control

Teamwork

Education

Nursing Qualification

NMC Registration

Tools

Patient Tracking IT System

Job description

A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for suitably qualified nurses to join our proactive team. Equally if you are a newly qualified nurse who would like a career in acute nursing, but are worried that it may be too early in your career we are also happy to ensure you can work on the unit and support would be provided to ensure you flourish.

We have dedicated Education Facilitators who ensure that all our staff are trained and equipped to work within the ever-changing ward environment. Newly qualified nurses will have a 12-month preceptorship with one of our experienced staff.

We require excellent nurses who want exciting, challenging roles, to deliver first-class high-quality patient care. We are a unique unit that has an Enhanced Care Area (ECA) where we provide care to Level 1 patients. Each Staff Nurse will get an opportunity of a rotation to our ECA. These patients come directly from A & E. The ECA beds will take patients who require respiratory support, as well as cardiac monitoring in the acute phase of their illness, as well as other patients requiring a High Dependency Setting. Our staff have the opportunity to undertake blood gases; ECG’s and undertake the Advanced Life Skills Course in order to maintain our highest standards of acute medical care.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists is required for this post.

The AMU is a fast-paced, busy environment, the successful candidates will be dynamic, enthusiastic individuals, who would like to further their career in this area of medical nursing.

Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn & ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme. We can offer ongoing professional development on the ward & training opportunities relevant to the clinical area. We also offer our nursing staff the opportunity to take up funds from our apprenticeship funding which will ensure funding to further develop in your chosen career pathway.

Main Duties

1. To contribute to the delivery of quality patient care by participating in and providing the assessment, planning, provision and evaluation of individualised care.
2. To assist in the admission, transfer & discharge of patients in accordance with local policy.
3. To participate in the developing and monitoring of standards of care and other quality initiatives in a positive manner.
4. To fulfil the role of the departmental triage nurse, utilising advanced skills of assessment, prioritisation, decision-making, risk management and communication skills.
5. To always be caring, approachable and display a consistently professional manner.
6. Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy.

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world-class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

• Acute Trust of the Year – HSJ Awards November 2019
• Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC – Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
• Best acute Trust in England for quality of care for the 3rd year running (NHS Staff Survey)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2020 the Trust scored the highest marks in the following areas;

• Quality of care
• Staff engagement
• Support from managers

Clinical & Professional Responsibilities

1. Maintain Professional Registration.
2. Adhere to the NMC Code of Practice and The Scope of Professional Practice.
3. Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
4. In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role.
5. To report and record any untoward incidents.
6. To assist in the promotion of effective communication with all staff, patients and relatives and other departments as required.
7. To have responsibility for the security and maintenance of equipment belonging to the department.
8. To assist the Nurse Coordinator in achievement of key performance indicators for the department and the Trust.

Administrative Responsibilities

1. To utilise knowledge of hospital systems/procedures in order to appropriately divert/refer patients to alternative/appropriate services and pathways.
2. To ensure that the recording of patient care is comprehensive, concise and in line with the NMC Record Keeping guidance and Trust policy and procedure.
3. Ensure Patient Tracking IT system is current and reflective of patients in his/her care.

Teaching & Training Responsibilities

1. To facilitate the acquisition of Band 5 grade competencies and skills.
2. To personally ensure fulfilment of the requirements for professional updating and to maintain a personal record for future registration purposes.
3. To participate in the teaching of students and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants and act as facilitator/mentor/preceptor as appropriate.

Line Management/Supervisory Responsibilities

1. To act as a preceptor for newly qualified staff nurses.
2. To deputise for the senior nurse where necessary.
3. To act as a role model to junior colleagues and students and a support mechanism for senior colleagues.

Research & Audit

1. To participate in research/special projects/audit as requested by the Senior Nursing Team.
2. Contribute towards the setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care within the Department by participating in Department audits.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Jan 2025.

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