Job summary
- Main area
- Unscheduled Care
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 249-6808460
- Employer
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Western Hospital
- Town
- Swindon
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse (Acute Cardiac Unit)
Band 5
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
1 x 37.5 hrs per week (Permanent)
1 x 34.5 hrs per week (Fixed Term until 31.05.2025)
An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Acute Cardiac Unit, a busy and dynamic 14 bedded unit comprising of 8 centrally monitored and 6 telemetry beds. Our remit is wide and expanding, covering Primary PCI, Myocardial Infarction, heart failure, pacing and arrhythmia management.
The Acute Cardiac Unit is currently looking for a Band 5 staff nurse to join our friendly team in delivering high quality and patient-centered care. You will need to be hard working, keen to develop and be able to work as part of a team in a pressured environment. In return we provide a supportive working and learning environment and will encourage you in your personal and professional development.
Applicants must be able to work a flexible shift pattern including day and night shifts.
Main duties of the job
Experience in an acute setting would be a real advantage as would rhythm recognition skills and an in-date IILS certification. Training and mentorship support will be available for the right applicant.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to a defined patient group either within the acute hospital or community based setting. They are responsible for the assessment, development, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role.
The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will be expected to continue with their own professional development.
Working for our organisation
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs.
2. Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
3. To be responsible for the assessment of individual patients using the appropriate programme/models of care and ensuring co-ordination and implementation of the discharge assessment process and appropriate multi-disciplinary referrals.
4. Responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines, using a range of routes (once competency achieved) within the NMC Standards for Administration of Medicines and adhering to local
policy.
5. To support the nurse in charge with the day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service.
6. Promote patient involvement in care planning, Implementing and sustaining communication systems to keep patients and their relatives/families informed of treatment and progress
7. To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
8. To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
9. To document observations, results, decisions and actions etc effectively in patient’s notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team and as appropriate, to carers.
10. Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines
11. Assess patient’s suitability for discharge following medical review and instigate discharge planning arrangements. Liaise with multidisciplinary teams as appropriate to assist in complex discharge
planning.
12. To develop and maintain effective communication links with all levels of staff within the Trust and external agencies.
13. To participate in the audit cycle of clinical practices and procedures including infection prevention & control initiatives
14. To participate in quality account initiates such as Productive Ward Project, Essence of Care Benchmarking
15. Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk e.g.: vulnerable adults.
16. To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and National Service Frameworks.
17. To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with PREP requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with
evidence of reflective practice.
18. Actively encourage service users & carers for feedback and work with ward/dept team to develop action plans to address issues.
19. To promote best practice and monitor support workers practice.
20. To assist in the orientation and support of new staff and students to the unit, working together as a team.
21. To act as a role model and promote the Trust’s STAR values.
Other Factors
-Ensure own compliance with mandatory training and PREP requirements
-Maintain active status on NMC Register
-Act in accordance with NMC Code Of Conduct and guiding documents
-Maintain a professional portfolio
-Ensure that the correct methods of moving / manual handling of patients and equipment is utilised.
-Ability to deal with distressed patients / clients on a regular basis
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Current/live registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council
Desirable criteria
- Diploma/Degree qualification
- Teaching/Assessor Qualification e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
- Qualification /Experience in teaching and assessing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- I.T. Literate.
- Ability to document details clearly and accurately
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of the structure for the delivery for primary health care services
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Recent experience nursing patients in an acute / community setting or recently completed a Return To Nursing course
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Experience within a range of patient/client care groups
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Further qualifications relevant to the role
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
- Lucy Marquiss
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01793 604254
- Additional information
Informal visits are actively encouraged.
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