Job summary
- Main area
- General Medicine
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 151-KMU134
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £31,469 - £38,308 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/01/2025
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team in Christiansen Unit , a 16-18 bedded general medical ward.
The ward provides care for patients with various general medical conditions hence a good opportunity for you to be involved with patients from the various specialities. It also got accredited "BRONZE" during the recent accreditation.
Main duties of the job
As Staff Nurse, you will be working closely with the Junior sister, Senior Sister and Matron, playing an integral role in driving changes with a range of comprehensive orientation and support.
We can offer you a range of management and leadership development opportunities to support you in this role. Essential skills key to this role are implementing and maintaining high clinical standards whilst caring for patients, enhancing staff personal development, providing guidance, support and expertise to clinical staff.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current (or pending) NMC Registration (first or second level).
Desirable criteria
- Dementia course or study days
Experience
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated and uses own initiative
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Ability to manage change within the working environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience in caring for elderly patients who have dementia
- Previous managing patients with chronic conditions
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Time management and delegation skills
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
- Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
- Flexible with shifts
Desirable criteria
- EPIC
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Roland Toledo
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006153947
- Additional information
Pavlos Nteskas
03005154721
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