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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Working pattern - long days)
Job ref
331-L16260425
Employer
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Town
Lancaster
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/05/2025 23:59
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Registered Nurse - Same Day Emergency Care

NHS AfC: Band 5

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

 

Job overview

Do you want to deliver outstanding care and be part of a forward thinking, inspirational, innovative team and to join us on our continuing journey towards excellence? An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Royal Lancaster Hospital for a Registered Nurse.  
 
Medical SDEC is a unit that aims to review patients presenting with acute medical issues that historically would require an inpatient stay, with the aim of assessing, treating and discharging within the same day. Working as part of the acute medical team with close links to the Acute medical unit and Emergency department. 
 
The units multi-disciplinary team are a group of dedicated, compassionate and professional individuals who are committed to the delivery of safe, high-quality care. We are looking for like-minded, hard-working individuals to join our team, and help to make a difference for our patients.   
 
We can offer you a supportive environment in which to practice. Training and support will be given to you as you develop within this post. We can enable you to focus on developing clear clinical skills in an acute environment which will ensure effective patient care.  
 
If successful you will be working a day shift including occasional weekends. This can be discussed at an interview.  

Main duties of the job

We are looking for qualified nurses to join our team.  
 
We support lifelong learning and development and are committed to the continuing development of our trained nurses.   
  
As a Registered Nurse you will be:  
 
Able to actively assess, plan, implement & evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients’ pathway. 
 
Assessment and management of acutely unwell patients.  
 
Aware of the structure and organization of the NHS and regulatory body’s code of practice implementing this into nursing practice.  
 
Participate in Clinical Governance by participating in auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings.  
 
Act as mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff.  
 
Have key working relationships with all MDT members. 

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1st level Registered Nurse
  • Willingness to undertake Teaching Qualification, Mentoring / assessing qualification, NVQ Assessors Award
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration clinical course appropriate to area
  • ECDL or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working within a multidisciplinary team
  • Evidence of recent professional development
  • Experience of establishing effective communication
  • Experience of implementing change
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience within designated area
  • Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff
  • Experience as shift team leader

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable/willingness to undertake specific clinical skills appropriate to speciality
  • Ability to develop standards of care
  • Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations
  • Ability to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
  • Up to date knowledge of professional issues
  • Understanding of current NHS issues
  • Knowledge of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Effective teaching skills and /or mentoring skills
  • IT skills – use of email, word processing, internet searching
  • Effective leadership skills
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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Victoria Squires
Job title
SDEC Unit Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01524 511499

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