Band 5 Staff Nurse – Emergency General Surgery

Job overview

Ward 12, Heartlands Emergency General surgery specialising in Colorectal and Upper GI.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives and we know that we need incredible staff to do this. Ward 12 Heartlands hospital, strives to provide excellent care to our patients. To enable us to do this, we nurture, develop and value our staff.

Your professional journey on ward 12 will include a comprehensive induction, preceptorship, mentoring, trust wide and specialist in-house study days. To support your development, we have a Clinical Educational team who alongside very supportive ward staff, will guide you in developing your skills and knowledge in caring for a wide variety of surgical patients as well as to develop your leadership skills. Ward 12 cares for patients from a variety of emergency surgical specialities both pre and post operatively. The skilled nursing team is a key component of the emergency general surgical multi -disciplinary team. You will work collaboratively with the doctors, Critical Care Outreach, clinical nurse specialists, dietician and therapists to optimise the patients’ condition and recovery.

Fulltime and part time hours are available to allow for a supportive work-life balance. For further information on what ward 12 can offer you, please don’t hesitate to contact us at elizabeth.mcnassor@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To be fully aware of local policies and procedures and those for the Trust.

To be aware of own training needs and developmental needs within the clinical

environment.

To deliver patient care using the philosophy of individualised patient care.

To participate in health education.

To report on care given, to other members of staff, communicating changes as they

occur.

To liase with other health care professionals.

To be aware of and respect the patients rights for confidentiality.

To be conversant with the ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ in duties.

To be professionally accountable for all actions during working shift.

To supervise student/learner nurses and unqualified nurses in the giving of patient care.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of health and safety issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.