Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6437851
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ward D1 - Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Ward D1 Gastroenterology
Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
FULL AND PART TIME HOURS AVAILABLE
On Ward D1 you will work part of a multidisciplinary team made up of 8 Gastroenterology Consultants. A specialist dietician and pharmacist. We also have a team of nutrition nurse specialists who work closely with the gastroenterology team. There is ward based training and our clinical director of gastroenterology is supportive of SIMS training.
D1 is a 25 bedded acute ward. Whilst the ward is fast paced, we work as a team to provide a high standard of care to our patients.
We will offer a supportive induction to the ward and ensure, all competencies and training are provided in order for you to the best nurse you can be.
What we will offer you?
- Welcoming and friendly team
- Corporate and local ward induction
- Support with professional development
- Professional working environment
- To be part of an amazing team
What we would like from you?
- Be a team player
- Provide a high standard of care
- Adhere to trust value
Main duties of the job
- work within the NMC code of conduct
- be able to communicate well with the MDT
- excellent standard of written documentation
- support patients with care delivery
- care of NG's, PEG's and PICC lines
- venepuncture and cannulation (training available)
- work well within a team
- able to supervise and support our healthcare assistants
- be able to care for acutely unwell patients
- be willing to part take in further education and learning
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Communicate with patients, carers, family and relatives as part of effective patient care.
- Liaising with the multi-disciplinary team in relation to patients care and needs.
- Provides feedback to the department from courses undertaken.
Responsibility for Patient Care
- Assessing the individual's care needs, developing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care to meet needs of patients and undertake all forms of care within the clinical environment.
- Working in partnership with relatives and carers to develop and implement /improve standards of patient care.
- Liaising with staff from multi-disciplines in matters relating to patient care and equipment relevant to nursing care.
- Maintain accurate and timely patients’ records and documentation ensuring confidentiality.
- To uphold the Trust’s dignity and respect standards – First Impressions.
- Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
- Using professional judgements is able to analyse a range of patient conditions and act appropriately.
- Maintaining high standards of patient care by personal example and professional conduct.
- Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy
Planning and organising
- Responsible for prioritising own workload.
- As Shift Leader be responsible for discharge planning, liaising with Social Services and for organising safe and effective handover of patients.
- Actively contribute and participate in the Trust’s clinical governance agenda.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
assessment
Essential criteria
- Read JD
Desirable criteria
- Read JD and advert / Discussed with WM?
questions
Essential criteria
- experience
Desirable criteria
- Gastro experience
Assessment
Essential criteria
- Welcoming and approachable
Desirable criteria
- communication skills
Assessment
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Gastroenterology interest
- Basic computer skills
- Team player
- Dynamic
Desirable criteria
- Above
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
- Stephanie Kerfoot
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4143
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
- Telephone
- 01614194720 ext.117081
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