Registered Nurse - Huntingdon | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Huntingdon, PE29 6NT |
| Company: | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6200114/176-S-6200114 |
Summary
Are you a committed and enthusiastic professional looking for a balance between work and home life?
Are you a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment?
Daisy Ward is a 21 bedded elective surgical ward adjacent to the Procedure Unit which accommodates day surgery patients and staff cover both areas in rotation. We care for patients from a variety of surgical specialities including General surgery, Gynaecology, Colorectal, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, Plastics and Orthopaedic surgery.
We have a 23 hour vacancy for a band 5 nurse to join our well-established high performing team. We are very proud of the high level of care we provide to our patients which is reflected in our excellent patient feedback, and the reputation we have in providing high standards of care, energy, enthusiasm, innovation, teamwork, striving for excellence and providing a positive patient experience.
If you are passionate about healthcare and are looking for a ward where you can consolidate and build on your existing knowledge and skills then we would welcome your application.
The ward is currently open Monday-Friday. This is a great opportunity to get your work and home life balance back on track!
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Maintain clinical credibility to act as a role model and take a lead role in the patient’s journey.
• Deliver high quality evidence based care.
• Take responsibility for the organisation and day to day management of a team of staff giving care to patients
• Ensure that patient care remains a priority in inter-professional practice and that referrals to the MDT are timely and discharge planning takes place.
• Be professionally accountable for your actions and omissions.
• Share best practice with colleagues and the wider MDT
• Ensure practice is continually reviewed and developed, in liaison with the Ward/ Department Manager, Deputy Sister/ Deputy Charge Nurse, ward team and PDT.
• Take charge of the ward when the Ward Manager/ Department Manager deems it is appropriate, as part of role and personal development.
• Ensure that you are individually aware of changes in guidelines and policies that impact on clinical practice.
• Maintain own professional registration complying with the professions standards and identify own development needs.
• Uphold the Values and reputation of your profession and the Trust at all times.
• Be open and candid with all service users about all aspects of care and treatment, including when any mistakes or harm have taken place.
• Have the courage to speak up and report where care, clinical practice, behaviours or values go against that as set by the NMC and the Trust.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 May 2024