Staff Nurse - Treatment Room | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2024 |
| Location: | Blackburn, BB2 1AX |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6310509/351-PEN854-EJ |
Summary
The Treatment Room Service in Lancashire and South Cumbria Pennine are based in Blackburn and Darwen. The service sees patients who are mobile and able to travel to a Health Centre for treatment.
Treatment includes all aspects of wound care, leg ulcer management, ear irrigation, routine catheterisations, Phlebotomy, ECG’s, 24 hour blood pressure monitoring and non-serious injuries. Previous experience in wound care and leg ulcer management would be desirable: however, support will be given to develop in all treatment room competencies.
The service currently runs Monday to Friday 08:30-18:00. Candidates will be expected to cover any base and sometimes this can be short notice. Candidates must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes and during working hours.
The post holder will work as a member of the treatment room nursing team and provide assistance to treatment room staff across Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust under the direction and supervision of the treatment room leaders. They will provide a high standard of care to patients as appropriate to treatment room and the services provided therein.
Working for your organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024