Band 5 Staff Nurse-Cardiology/Respiratory/Diabetes
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Job summary
Our team have told us what they need from their employer- and we've listened. If you are looking for hours to fit around your family, we can tailor our offering to you. This could be working school hours, weekends only, condensed hours or maybe it's just keeping your interest in nursing by offering one shift a week. We would rather adapt our rosters to secure your talent. All we ask for is that you provide the very best care to our patients and work with our teams to ensure patient quality and safe care is delivered. We are hiring across specialities at Good Hope Hospital which includes Cardiology, Respiratory and Diabetes. With any role within UHB, each post comes with the support of our team and managers. This is extended by support from our School of Nursing, AHPs and Midwifery. The School offers exciting opportunities for career growth and development, and our focus is on providing a supportive environment as part of your continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
Ward 8 and 10 are 33 bedded ward. The ward cares for a variety of diabetic conditions such as poor glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia and ketoacidosis. The team work in partnership with the highly skilled diabetic clinical nurse specialist's team, to ensure that patients receive the best outcomes. The ward has access to the diabetic professional development team, who will be able to guide you through your career path within the speciality. Endocrinology services actively promote self-wellbeing and strongly believe taking care of each other allows us all to provide excellence in care for our patients.
Ward 24 is a 28 bedded Respiratory which provides care for patients with a multitude of conditions including asthma, COPD, pleural effusions, pneumothorax, altered airways, chest drains, Type 1 and Type 2 Respiratory failures
We deliver a Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Service within the ward which is greatly supported by our dedicated Respiratory physiotherapy team, our specialist NIV therapy support workers, our highly skilled nurses alongside the rest of the multi-disciplinary team to provide this specialist acute care. Ward 24 houses a Respiratory Acute Care Unit/Area which includes central monitoring and external NIV alarms; allowing for improved monitoring for Level 2 / acutely unwell patients.
Ward 23 at GHH covers a 6 bedded CCU and cardiology ward, a cath lab providing complex device implantations. The CCU manages patients requiring additional cardiology or CPAP support.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Details
Date posted
19 June 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-1071866YS
Job locations
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
Employer's website
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