Job vacancy: Staff Nurse, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth

Job summary

Main area: Acute Medicine
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work))
Job ref: 216-LH-M6685641-C

Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust SWLU
Town: Plymouth
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1. Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care from admission to discharge.

2. Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.

3. Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in patient’s care planning as outlined in ward / unit philosophy.

4. Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patient’s family and/or significant others in health promotion issues.

5. Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.

6. Assisting other clinical areas within the trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.

7. Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload.

8. Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality.

9. Implementing and sharing good infection control practice.

10. Undertaking manual handling assessments and ensuring identified actions are met.

11. Initiating the reporting of an untoward incident such as complaints, clinical emergencies, and injury or drug administration errors and taking immediate actions as appropriate.

12. Demonstrating an awareness of and compliance with Health and Safety regulations / Procedures that apply to staff, patients and visitors within the trust premises, reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.

13. Contributing towards maintaining the set standard of clinical practice. Participating in Audit and quality monitoring.

14. Managing the Clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.

15. Efficient and effective use of available resources.

16. Following Preceptorship period, mentor Health Care Assistants and other learners.

17. Attending Ward, Directorate and Trust meetings as appropriate.

18. In exceptional circumstances take charge of the ward in the absence of more senior staff.

19. Maintain active NMC registration.

20. Maintaining and developing your clinical competence in care of patients and specifically those within your area of specialist practice.

21. Development of knowledge to be able to provide clinical advice when requested and as appropriate.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse Training completed.

Desirable criteria

Completed Preceptorship
Demonstrable experience of acute hospital setting

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Proven NMC Registered Nurse
Proven Diploma qualification in a healthcare related subject / or equivalent demonstrable experience

Desirable criteria

Basic computer skills

Abilities and Aptitude

Essential criteria

Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
Ability to prioritise workload
Attention to detail

Desirable criteria

Ability / demonstrable experience of – Directing and instructing others

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles:

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Staff Nurse - JD & PS (PDF, 696.3KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Rachael Doherty
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01752 439093

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Job summary

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Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Abilities and Aptitude

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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