Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing in Urgent Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank: 11.5hr shifts 7 days per week at Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 150-BankUTCNurse-TWS-A
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre
- Town
- Lewes
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Nurse - Urgent Treatment Centre
Band 6
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for experienced Registered Nurses to join our friendly, established nursing and medical team working flexibly via our Bank within the Unit at Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre
Our Urgent Treatment Centre provides urgent and unscheduled care 08:00-20:00hrs 7 days a week for the Lewes population and surrounding communities.
Main duties of the job
Working in the Urgent Treatment Centre, you will Triage assess and prioritise patients presenting to the unit whilst ensuring safe, efficient, and effective treatment of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival.
You will demonstrate a calm and confident approach to your work demonstrating excellent nursing and communication skills and the ability to manage and prioritise workloads effectively.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full details.
For more details please contact Kelly Neil at [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential criteria
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
- Triage/First Contact Module
Desirable criteria
- Physical Assessment of Adults
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualifying experience in an acute environment.
- Experience in critical care/emergency care.
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/allied health professionals.
- Caring for ill people in a variety of settings.
- Triage / patient physical assessment skills.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Good communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Managing patients with acute conditions
- Wound management and dressings.
- Able to record ECG’s.
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs.
- Basic Life support
Desirable criteria
- IT literate
- Application of Plaster of Paris
- Cannulation
- Experience of Clinical Supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Neil
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483969032
- Additional information
Gina Cooper - Clinical Service Manager
07788 558641
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