Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to apply for Gatehead Health NHS Foundation Trust Nurse Bank. We are looking to recruit registrants to practice at Agenda for Change Band 5.
The nurse bank offers opportunities to work in a large variety of clinical areas across the organiation working as part of the wider MDT to deliver high quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
To promote and deliver patient centred care aligned with the Trust vision and Nursing andMidwifery strategy.? To take a lead role in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse/Deputy Sister.? To deliver all aspects of care and may be required to demonstrate procedures and supervisequalified and/or unqualified staff.? Responsible for the patient's clinical journey along agreed patient care pathways, supportedby evidence based practice.? To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through theeffective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards andthe NMC Code. ? To support a continuously improving service, in line with the clinical governance framework,Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework. ? To provide clinical advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team tofacilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times. ? To continually develop professionally to ensure the post holder has the appropriate level ofskill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements. ? To participate in Preceptorship/ mentorship and development programmes.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job DescriptionDimensions Participate with senior nursing staff to support in practice service developments, audit andbenchmarking against agreed standards. Have a vision for the area/service and be able to work collaboratively with others andimplement the vision in practice To participate in Clinical Supervision. To promote and support an environment through a multi-disciplinary approach andfacilitate the development of staff. To participate actively in all aspects of SafeCare.Communications and RelationshipsPlease specify information being communicated and the level of complexity entailed and to whom, the skills requiredto motivate, negotiate, persuade, empathise, breaking bad news sensitively and provide reassurance. Applies effective communication/leadership skills in clinical practice with a caring andcompassionate attitude at all times. Establishes and maintains effective communication with individuals, the wider nursing team,and other health professional regarding patients conditions, care planning and treatments. Be part of the nursing team to ensure effective communication with patients relatives andcarers, explaining medical conditions, progress and investigations taking into considerationlevel of understanding, culture and background. Develop and maintain effective channels of communication within the team, engaging, staffat all levels. Actively manages barriers to communication across all areas of responsibility to ensurepositives outcomes. Effectively responds to dealing with difficult and/or complex communication situations e.g.breaking bad news, dealing with concerns and complaints and appropriate escalation wherefurther support is required. Actively participate in professional groups and forums within, and where appropriateexternal to the organisation eg recruitment open events/ nurse conference. Produces accurate and complete records of communication consistent with legislationpolicies and procedures. Communicates regularly and effectively with the senior nurse team regarding all aspects ofclinical care and service delivery, including environmental issues.Communicates with a range of stakeholders and key links e.g. nursing and medical colleagues,ward sisters, matrons, allied health professionals and voluntary organisations. Across primary andsecondary care, professional and technical support staff, PPF, Social Services, Facilities,Administrative and Technical staff. Patient/Client care: Please specify the level of involvement in the provision of care to patients/clients and including how responsibility isshared with others. Contribute to the provision of individual patient care by personal participation in order tomaintain skills as health care professional and provide an effective role model for thenursing and multi-disciplinary teams. Demonstrate knowledge and skills through nursing practice of the highest standard inaccordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and registration, and local and national policiesand guidance. Act as patients advocate in all matters relating to his or her care, treatment and welfareacknowledging and incorporating cultural preferences, health beliefs and behaviours. Facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice isencouraged and developed to its maximum potential within the available resources. Be part of a team that evaluates clinical practice within the area by monitoring standards ofcare and ensuring that nursing practice is evidence based and audited regularly in order toprovide a continually improving service in accordance with the clinical governance agenda. Promote and maintain a culture where staff actively contribute to the clinical governanceagenda. Ensure accurate clinical records are kept in line with current NMC guidelines on records andrecord keeping and Trust Policies Respond to enquiries from relatives, carers, deal with concerns, formal complaints, includingPALS concerns, and actively problem solve to improve the patients experience, escalating toseniors where further support is required. Be pro-active in risk assessment and clinical incident reporting and participate in root causeanalysis where required, Constantly promote the importance of the patient experience within the team, and activelyseek the views of patients and carers in the process of evaluating and developing caredelivery on the ward/dept. Policy and Service Development: Level of involvement in the implementation of policy and contribution to the decision making process both within owndepartment and other functions. Demonstrate an understanding of an integrated approach to quality issues so that everymember of the team contributes and is aware of their responsibility in this area. Contribute to the development of the service. Contribute to the development/implementation of new policies and guidelines within theclinical area with a specific regard to the impact on patient care. Contribute to and work with the team to ensure that all local and national, standardsguidance and targets are achieved. Ensure that all Trust policies are adhered to by self and others. Contribute to the development of nursing practice guidelines and care pathways withinservice area. Comply with the Trusts Risk Management Strategy and Directorate/Department clinical andhealth and safety policies and procedures and report any incidents/accidents and nearmisses in accordance with the Trust policy Maintain knowledge of local/national health policy in relation to service delivery Demonstrate learning from compliments, complaints, concerns and patient feedback Support the views of patients and carers in the process of evaluating care provision withinthe ward/dept. Support the development and maintenance of a team culture which actively encouragesempowerment thereby supporting and facilitating change.Financial and Physical Resources e.g. budget, stock and equipment: Knowledge of equipment and medical devices used in the clinical area and report the failureof mechanical problems of any items of equipment in line with the Medical Devices Policy Participate with relevant staff to have effective processes in place for the ordering of stockand non-stock items Utilise resources effectively using evidence based and best practice Ensure the safe handling of patients property, valuables and moneyTrustwide Band 5Responsibilities of the job for the training and development of employees/students/trainees. Maintain, update and develop own skills knowledge and competence to meet therequirements of the role, in accordance with the NMC Code and Registration requirements. Implement/work within the Trusts HR policies and procedures. Support the senior nurse team with the provision of training, education and support toStudent Nurses, Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and other support staff workingwithin the team. Comply with local induction programmes as a new registrants or staff new to the clinicalarea. Work within a team that supports staff to promote shared leadership, mentorshipeducation, training and clinical supervision programmes. Participate in Annual Training Needs Analysis to identify own training requirements andreflect own identified learning needs and ensure demonstrated in practice Ensure annual appraisal and personal development plan is in place in a timely way in linewith NMC requirements and the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. Ensure process of revalidation when appropriate is undertaken and evidence of this collatedin anticipation of NMC requirements. Provide education to patients and carers as appropriate to individual need Embed the Trust vision and core behaviours in delivering a quality service to both internaland external customers across the nursing HCA and MDT team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job DescriptionDimensions Participate with senior nursing staff to support in practice service developments, audit andbenchmarking against agreed standards. Have a vision for the area/service and be able to work collaboratively with others andimplement the vision in practice To participate in Clinical Supervision. To promote and support an environment through a multi-disciplinary approach andfacilitate the development of staff. To participate actively in all aspects of SafeCare.Communications and RelationshipsPlease specify information being communicated and the level of complexity entailed and to whom, the skills requiredto motivate, negotiate, persuade, empathise, breaking bad news sensitively and provide reassurance. Applies effective communication/leadership skills in clinical practice with a caring andcompassionate attitude at all times. Establishes and maintains effective communication with individuals, the wider nursing team,and other health professional regarding patients conditions, care planning and treatments. Be part of the nursing team to ensure effective communication with patients relatives andcarers, explaining medical conditions, progress and investigations taking into considerationlevel of understanding, culture and background. Develop and maintain effective channels of communication within the team, engaging, staffat all levels. Actively manages barriers to communication across all areas of responsibility to ensurepositives outcomes. Effectively responds to dealing with difficult and/or complex communication situations e.g.breaking bad news, dealing with concerns and complaints and appropriate escalation wherefurther support is required. Actively participate in professional groups and forums within, and where appropriateexternal to the organisation eg recruitment open events/ nurse conference. Produces accurate and complete records of communication consistent with legislationpolicies and procedures. Communicates regularly and effectively with the senior nurse team regarding all aspects ofclinical care and service delivery, including environmental issues.Communicates with a range of stakeholders and key links e.g. nursing and medical colleagues,ward sisters, matrons, allied health professionals and voluntary organisations. Across primary andsecondary care, professional and technical support staff, PPF, Social Services, Facilities,Administrative and Technical staff. Patient/Client care: Please specify the level of involvement in the provision of care to patients/clients and including how responsibility isshared with others. Contribute to the provision of individual patient care by personal participation in order tomaintain skills as health care professional and provide an effective role model for thenursing and multi-disciplinary teams. Demonstrate knowledge and skills through nursing practice of the highest standard inaccordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and registration, and local and national policiesand guidance. Act as patients advocate in all matters relating to his or her care, treatment and welfareacknowledging and incorporating cultural preferences, health beliefs and behaviours. Facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice isencouraged and developed to its maximum potential within the available resources. Be part of a team that evaluates clinical practice within the area by monitoring standards ofcare and ensuring that nursing practice is evidence based and audited regularly in order toprovide a continually improving service in accordance with the clinical governance agenda. Promote and maintain a culture where staff actively contribute to the clinical governanceagenda. Ensure accurate clinical records are kept in line with current NMC guidelines on records andrecord keeping and Trust Policies Respond to enquiries from relatives, carers, deal with concerns, formal complaints, includingPALS concerns, and actively problem solve to improve the patients experience, escalating toseniors where further support is required. Be pro-active in risk assessment and clinical incident reporting and participate in root causeanalysis where required, Constantly promote the importance of the patient experience within the team, and activelyseek the views of patients and carers in the process of evaluating and developing caredelivery on the ward/dept. Policy and Service Development: Level of involvement in the implementation of policy and contribution to the decision making process both within owndepartment and other functions. Demonstrate an understanding of an integrated approach to quality issues so that everymember of the team contributes and is aware of their responsibility in this area. Contribute to the development of the service. Contribute to the development/implementation of new policies and guidelines within theclinical area with a specific regard to the impact on patient care. Contribute to and work with the team to ensure that all local and national, standardsguidance and targets are achieved. Ensure that all Trust policies are adhered to by self and others. Contribute to the development of nursing practice guidelines and care pathways withinservice area. Comply with the Trusts Risk Management Strategy and Directorate/Department clinical andhealth and safety policies and procedures and report any incidents/accidents and nearmisses in accordance with the Trust policy Maintain knowledge of local/national health policy in relation to service delivery Demonstrate learning from compliments, complaints, concerns and patient feedback Support the views of patients and carers in the process of evaluating care provision withinthe ward/dept. Support the development and maintenance of a team culture which actively encouragesempowerment thereby supporting and facilitating change.Financial and Physical Resources e.g. budget, stock and equipment: Knowledge of equipment and medical devices used in the clinical area and report the failureof mechanical problems of any items of equipment in line with the Medical Devices Policy Participate with relevant staff to have effective processes in place for the ordering of stockand non-stock items Utilise resources effectively using evidence based and best practice Ensure the safe handling of patients property, valuables and moneyTrustwide Band 5Responsibilities of the job for the training and development of employees/students/trainees. Maintain, update and develop own skills knowledge and competence to meet therequirements of the role, in accordance with the NMC Code and Registration requirements. Implement/work within the Trusts HR policies and procedures. Support the senior nurse team with the provision of training, education and support toStudent Nurses, Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and other support staff workingwithin the team. Comply with local induction programmes as a new registrants or staff new to the clinicalarea. Work within a team that supports staff to promote shared leadership, mentorshipeducation, training and clinical supervision programmes. Participate in Annual Training Needs Analysis to identify own training requirements andreflect own identified learning needs and ensure demonstrated in practice Ensure annual appraisal and personal development plan is in place in a timely way in linewith NMC requirements and the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. Ensure process of revalidation when appropriate is undertaken and evidence of this collatedin anticipation of NMC requirements. Provide education to patients and carers as appropriate to individual need Embed the Trust vision and core behaviours in delivering a quality service to both internaland external customers across the nursing HCA and MDT team.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1 with Current NMC registration
- Diploma / Degree in Nursing
Desirable
essential
Essential
- Acute nursing experience from within the last 2 years
essential
Essential
- Excellent Communication and organisational skills
Desirable
- recent relevany experience
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1 with Current NMC registration
- Diploma / Degree in Nursing
Desirable
essential
Essential
- Acute nursing experience from within the last 2 years
essential
Essential
- Excellent Communication and organisational skills
Desirable
- recent relevany experience
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
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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).
