11 Oct
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield
Job description
Job summary
Staff Nurse Band 5 Ward 2
Gynaecology
Good Hope Hospital
hours per week
Are you a dynamic innovative newly qualified or experienced band 5 staff nurse looking for a new challenge? There is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our team on Ward 2, University Hospital, Birmingham.
Do you have the passion to deliver excellent care and drive for self-development? We are seeking a passionate, dynamic and forward thinking Registered Nurse who wishes to develop their skills and deliver high quality, patient cantered care on our busy gynaecology ward.
The successful candidate will have an interest in women's health and want to make a difference to patient care.
Applicants will need to :
- Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the team and the service.
- You will need to be a Registered Nurse (Level 1) or due to enter the register in the next 3 months.
For an informal visit and discussion concerning the post available please contact :
- Rachel Small on 0121 424 3505
- Charley Clift on 0121 424 9202
University Hospital Birmingham is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment.
Main duties of the job
- Support individuals with all aspects of care including activities of daily living, providing person-centred care and promoting health and independence.
- Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse.
- Providing emotional support to patients and relatives.
- Undertake clinical tasks including wound care, administration of medication, catheterisation, blood glucose monitoring, and many any other clinical intervention.
- Accurately record nutritional and fluid intake.
- Liaise daily with the multi-disciplinary team
- Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
PLEASE NOTE : If you a Band 5 staff nurse currently working for the trust and looking to move to another area, please go to http : / / uhbpolicies / documents / to access our transfer process
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Desirable
Previous gynaecology experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
- Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
- Competent in a range of clinical skills willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management and clinical leadership relevant to the practise setting
- Professional appearance
- Displays genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to communicate articulately others
- Caring and approachable
- Punctual
- Reliable
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
- The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him / her to a different practice setting for a span of duty
▶️ Band 5 Staff Nurse - Gynaecology (Ward 2)
🖊️ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
📍 The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield