Job summary
- Main area
- specialist services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 302-24-6308180SS-A
- Employer
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wrightington Hospital
- Town
- Wigan
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse/ODP Enhanced Care Unit (ECU)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) - Registered Nurse post is for 36 hours per week. 24/7 service working days and nights.
There is an exciting Opportunity available at Wrightington Hospital (Centre of Excellence) for you to join a highly motivated, multi-disciplinary team delivering quality patient centred care and patient safety throughout the patient pathway.
We are seeking an exceptional individual who has energy, commitment and enthusiasm to apply for this exciting post within our Enhanced Care Unit and have the ambition and desire to develop your skills within such an environment The Enhanced Care unit consists of 6 beds which are utilised flexibly to care for level 1 and 2 patients following surgery.
Evidence of qualifications listed in the person spec will be requested at interview and during compliance checks.
Main duties of the job
- Acting as a catalyst in questioning expert professional knowledge within the team influencing application of theory in practice.
- Identifying, maintaining, evaluating and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice within the clinical area.
- Developing sound clinical skills and competency within their defined field working without direct supervision to ensure the application of professional standards in all aspects of care delivery within the clinical environment.
- Demonstrating awareness of the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised high quality patient care
Working for our organisation
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key results from the job holder .
The post holder will demonstrate responsibility for:
- Identifying what is required of self in delivering individualised patient care.
- Developing competencies in self that safeguard practice and effectiveness in role.
- Ensuring compliance with NMC / HCPC Codes of Conduct.
- Participation in the effective use of allocated resources / funding.
- Demonstrating awareness of; and participation in development to meet demands, and adapt to the changing needs of the service.
- Empowering self and colleagues to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.
- Promoting safe systems, which assure all aspects of risk reduction, complaint with the Health and safety at work act 1974 and the agenda for Clinical Governance.
- Demonstrating an awareness of local/national policies and strategies, and ensure up-to-date working knowledge of legal matters that, may impact within the clinical area.
- Identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice.
- Participating in self-development and development of less experienced staff to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/management team as necessary.
- Ensure effective communication is maintained.
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.
- Internal rotation
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/ODP
- Current NMC/HPC registration or due to qualify and obtain registration
Desirable criteria
- Level 1 critical care qualification
- Degree/Diploma studies
- Specialists Skills Course.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability as professional role model.
- Experience in the relevant speciality of which you are applying.
- Experience of working on own and as a member of a team
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of Enhanced Care Unit/post-operative care
- 6 months experience since qualification
- Experience of Audit/Research
- Experience of clinical supervision
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain and improve standards of care
- Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of undertaken research/audit
- Specialist clinical skills within appropriate field
- Basic Computer Skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Understanding of research/audit
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of education/student requirements
Additional
Essential criteria
- Internal Rotation
- Flexibility, adaptability and positive approach to work.
- Enthusiam/Motivation
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Kelly
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03007076376
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