Staff Nurse | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6139650/382-SACT67-24 |
Summary
We currently have vacancies for registered nurses on Ward 34.
Ward 34 is a 27 bedded male Acute Trauma Ward, caring for patients with acute or pathological fractures or acute joint conditions.
On the ward you will care for patients from admission via Accident and Emergency or Orthopaedic Clinic. We care for our Orthopaedic high care patients here on our ward so you will get experience providing high level post operative care.
Within the same environment you will also care for patients rehabilitating post injury - and we are proud to be at the forefront of the #endPJParalysis campaign - working with our multi-disciplinary team in preventing patients from deconditioning.
Due to the nature of trauma, you will nurse patients with extensive skin damage and we work closely with tissue viability, to teach our staff the necessary skills.
Many of our patients have existing comorbidities so you will also gain experience dealing with many medical conditions. Some of our patients may become confused, or have dementia -and we are proud to encourage all our staff to become dementia friends, to actively support the Butterfly campaign and, as a pilot site for the trust, we are instrumental in developing Johns campaign.
We are also the trusts pilot area for training nursing associates - so encouraging, developing and supporting our teams is a key part of what we do.
A full induction package and preceptorship programme will be offered and a Practice Development Sister works with the ward to help address any of your current and future development needs. There will also be the opportunity for further study in the area of Trauma Orthopaedics and associated courses such as Student Nurse Mentorship, Tissue Viability and Dementia and leading on to relevant management courses.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
We are looking for someone with good communication skills, who is enthusiastic and motivated to learn. You will work in a close knit team and we will you require you to be flexible in your hours of working to ensure that we can deliver a quality service.
Please ensure that you have read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application, and for further details on the role.
A. MANAGING ACTIVITIES
A1. Maintain activities to meet requirements
A1.1 Ensure all policies/protocols/standards are upheld and abide by all policies
and procedures regarding implementation, monitoring, training and audit of
infection prevention and control issues
A1.2 Maintain Health and Safety for all staff, patients, visitors and members
of the multidisciplinary team following the Trust’s policy.
A1.3 The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and
training on infection prevention and control.
A1.4 Attend yearly updates for all statutory training.
A1.5 Take charge of a clinical area unsupervised after progressing through the foundation gateway, this will be on an occasional basis. Once the post holder has gained sufficient experience and has fulfilled their competencies, they will be required to take charge of a clinical area on a regular basis
A2. Manage activities to meet requirements
A2.1 Report and document accidents, incidents and losses.
A3. Manage activities to meet customer requirements
A3.1 Be accountable within the team for the planning, implementing and
evaluation of patient care, maintaining agreed standards and ensuring
patient satisfaction.
A3.2 Arrange for the care of patients’ valuables and other property as per
Trust policy
A4. Contribute to improvement at work
A4.1 Take part in developments and trials of new ideas and methods within
the Unit.
A4.2 Keep abreast of clinical and nursing developments within allocated
area.
A4.3 Develop the “Scope for Professional Practice”.
A5. Manage change in organisational activities
A5.1 Highlight areas for improvement and suggest changes to Matron/Ward Manager
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.