Job summary
Acute Medicine are recruiting
The Acute Medicine Receiving Unit are looking for registered nurses to join our well established admissions teams.
Admitting patients from ED, GP's and the provision of Same Day Emergency Care .
Work in a fast paced and developing speciality, providing care to patients with varied conditions. Acute Medicine encourage the membership of the Faculty of Emergency Nursing (FEN) to support professional development, via webinar based learning to achieve academically accredited units. Trained supported by DREEAM
The role will incorporate roles shared between AMRA and the SDEC Unit
W e offer a range for shifts starting at 07:00 until 01:00
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary, you'll need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Working as a band 5 staff nurse
caring for a cohort of patients in a holistic manner
Work as an effective member of the MDT
providing personal care and psychosocial care
About us
The Medicine Division are committed to providing the best care for people with a stable, well supported and motivated workforce.
Our pathways and treatment of our patient groups are at the leading edge within each field.
We are innovative and constantly looking for ways to improve our services .
We encourage and support learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant needs to have excellent organisational and time management skills with an aptitude for problem solving. You must have excellent clinical knowledge and skills. You will need to be a good communicator, be self-motivated, provide high standards of clinical skills and have the ability to influence and drive innovative practice within a face growing and exciting speciality setting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant needs to have excellent organisational and time management skills with an aptitude for problem solving. You must have excellent clinical knowledge and skills. You will need to be a good communicator, be self-motivated, provide high standards of clinical skills and have the ability to influence and drive innovative practice within a face growing and exciting speciality setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Supervision of non-registered staff and students
Skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform a full range of nursing duties
- Demonstrates effective written and communication skills
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
- Ability to identify own learning needs
- Demonstrate basic IT skills
Skills
Essential
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
Skills
Essential
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Flexible and adaptable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Supervision of non-registered staff and students
Skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform a full range of nursing duties
- Demonstrates effective written and communication skills
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
- Ability to identify own learning needs
- Demonstrate basic IT skills
Skills
Essential
- Competent and capable of using medical equipment
Skills
Essential
- Able to undertake patient manual handling manoeuvres and non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
- Flexible and adaptable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).