Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse (Surgical Interest)
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
Band 5 Paediatric Nurse (Surgical Interest)
As a band 5 with a specialist interest in paediatric surgery you would support the Team leader and the Ward Manager in transforming the nursing surgical framework on Treehouse. The post holder will predominately work Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm shifts.
This would involve helping to develop a pre- operative service, supporting in the development of the Walk in, Walk out (WIWO) model and working closely with members of the theatre team, admitting patients and preparing them for theatre and discharging patients safely to the community setting.
The post holder will predominately work on the day case surgical unit and will also have a opportunity pro rota to work on the treehouse ward, which allows development within areas of paediatric high dependency, medical care and paediatric assessment unit. This supports the post holder to develop multi specialised skills within both settings to provide a seamless patient experience.
Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review processes in order to achieve the skills required to deliver the role effectively and efficiently.
Working as part of the multidisciplinary team they will be an accountable practitioner responsible for the pre operative assessment of patients requiring elective surgery, using established clinical guidelines.
Main duties of the job
As a staff nurse on paediatrics with surgical interest, you will be expected to deliver compassionate, safe, high quality, care for children of all ages within our large unit. You will support the development of surgical processes in a daycase surgical setting.
You should be enthusiastic, motivated with good interpersonal skills and able to problem solve and prioritise during periods of pressure.
In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, you will be required to deliver and supervise patient care for the clinical area, ensuring assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a high standard of care.
Working in conjunction with the team to deliver safe patient and family centred care within a challenging and changing clinical environment. You will provide leadership by supporting junior nurses and students.
You will be expected to work autonomously within the Walk In Walk Out (WIWO) setting providing sound surgical knowledge to support a effective patient flow to achieve a safe positive surgical experience.
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
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. Supporting the development of the Walk In Walk Out (WIWO) setting and pre-operative assessment.
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.
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.
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
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Current 1st level registration
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer Literacy
- Surgical Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
experience
Essential criteria
- Working within clinical areas
- Surgical Work experience
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of others
skills
Essential criteria
- Effective time management
- Ability to work effectively in a team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use own initiative
- Problem solving
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
- Michelle Toft
- Job title
- Team Leader - Surgical
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 2155
- Additional information
[email protected] (Ward/Line Manager)
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