Registered Nurse

Job summary

Start Your Emergency Care Nursing Career at UHN

University Hospitals Northamptonshire (UHN) delivers emergency care services across Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital. We are seeking motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurses (Band 5) who are committed to developing their practice within Emergency Care. This is a single recruitment advert; however, all posts are hospital specific. Applicants may express a preference for NGH or KGH during the application process.

Main duties of the job

Emergency Care within the NHS is fast paced, acute and constantly evolving. Our Emergency Departments care for patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency conditions, requiring developing sound nursing assessment and care skills, effective communication and a commitment to high-quality, person-centred care.

As a Registered Nurse, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and be supported to develop competence and confidence across emergency care settings, including:

• Initial Assessment and Triage(working towards)
• Emergency Department Majors
• Resuscitation and Trauma(working towards)
• Emergency Department Minors
• Continuing Care Areas

You will contribute to the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate emergency care, while developing the skills required to support patient flow and clinical priorities.

At UHN, we are committed to supporting nurses at all stages of their emergency care journey. Band 5 Nurses will be supported to:

• Develop emergency care nursing knowledge and clinical skills across a range of areas
• Work towards emergency care competencies in line with role expectations
• Build confidence in clinical decision-making and prioritisation
• Begin to develop leadership skills, including acting as a role model for junior colleagues and students
• Contribute to quality improvement, safety initiatives and service development

Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to attend a UHN Emergency Care Assessment Centre:

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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