Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Surgical Nursing Pool

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Job summary

Staff Nurse - Surgical Nursing Pool

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Surgical Services

Band: 5

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro rata

We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for the flexibility of a Bank nurse post but with the benefits of a substantive post?

Are you looking to work weekday day shifts only?

Are you happy to work on a variety of wards?

Then we are looking for you to join our surgical pool of nurses. You give us your availability for week day shifts and we can honour you these shifts. You will be expected to work across the surgical division and will be redeployed on a shift by shift basis.

You will be responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge

Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Details

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

275-2504SN-SP

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.

At times they will have management responsibility for being in charge of the ward and supervising junior members of staff.

They will be working independently / autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients, planning programmes of care, implementation and evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.

At times they will have management responsibility for being in charge of the ward and supervising junior members of staff.

They will be working independently / autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
  • To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on own and in a team
  • Experience of working in the relevant area

Skills

Essential

  • Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
  • Able to manage difficult situations
  • Competent in basic life support
  • Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products

Values Based Question

Essential

  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
  • To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working on own and in a team
  • Experience of working in the relevant area

Skills

Essential

  • Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
  • Able to manage difficult situations
  • Competent in basic life support
  • Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products

Values Based Question

Essential

  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


Employer's website

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Surgical Matron

Charlotte Flannery

charlotte.flannery1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

275-2504SN-SP

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY


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