We are looking for a Registered Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the team on Ward 4 at Hexham General Hospital.
The successful post holder must be able to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership.
The successful post holder will work as part of a large Multi disciplinary Team to provide high quality, safe care to our patients.
An interest in stroke and elderly care is essential.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care in partnership with the patient and the multidisciplinary team
To promote health with all patients and carers
To deliver governance standards in line with the ‘Essence of Care Standards’ and the Trust’s Governance framework
To respond to enquiries from relatives and carers, deal with concerns and actively problem solve to improve the patients experience
In the absence of senior staff to take charge of the ward or department managing skill mix, rota’s, workload and case mix to the dependencies within the ward environment
Ensuring appropriate use of physical+ budgetary resources
Act as named nurse / team leader managing patient care from admission to discharge. Actively instigating discharge involves liaising with MDT’s and outside agencies
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Essential:
1ST Level live NMC Registered Nurse
Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)
Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues
Ensuring the delivery of ‘Compassion in Practice’ – Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy, incorporating the 6C’s.
Able to manage a ward/department area for a period of a shift
Ability to communicate with staff at all levels
Ability to communicates with MDT
Ability to work as member of a team
High level of personal motivation
Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service
To lead, inspire and motivate others to high performance by agreeing clear goals and objectives, providing support and guidance and creating opportunities for development
To contribute to the development of a culture of high engagement, where staff are empowered and entrusted to provide the best services and care for patients
To promote and facilitate innovation and continuous improvement to deliver better services for service users and patients
Accountability for the leadership of post holders staff / teams / departments
Desirable:
PP126/127
D32/33
Post Registration qualification in specialty
Diploma/degree in nursing
Leadership skills
Basic IT skills
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
