Job summary
Outpatients:
Registered Nurses B5. Seacroft and Community Diagnostic Sites.
Looking
for a change of direction and an opportunity to use and further develop your
nursing care and managerial skills?
Are you also interested in ensuring a positive patient experience for every
patient every time?
We are looking to recruit a Band 5
Registered who are highly motivated and enthusiastic to join our very busy
department at Seacroft. Hospital and community Diagnostic centers.
The
successful candidates will be flexible, able to work effectively as part of a
team and manage the pressure of working in very busy environments. The
Seacroft Outpatient department incorporate the new and exciting Diagnostic
hub and staff are expected to work at the two spoke sites at Beeston and
Armley also. Community diagnostic
centers allow patients easier and quicker access to several diagnostic
investigations across the three sites.
As a Staff Nurse, your main responsibilities
will include providing excellent care for patients, managing clinic flow,
supervising and mentoring junior staff and students on placement. You will
also be expected to support phlebotomy team at busy times.
Please
note that the hours of work at Seacroft will be 08.00- 20.00. 7 days a week
as part of CDC national requirements. Currently working Monday Saturday 8
5 at Seacroft and Monday to Friday 8 5 AT Armley and Beeston. Full and part
time hours are available to suitable candidates.
Main duties of the job
The jobholder will work within an environment
caring for adult patients who are attending Multi speciality Outpatient service
at Seacroft Hospital and Community Diagnostic spoke sites at Beeston and
Armley. The Main department provides Outpatient appointments and the community
diagnostic investigation service. The outpatient services delivered at Seacroft
are mainly Cardiology, Respiratory and Neurology specialities may use the
department if required. Main responsibilities include managing patient flow,
undertaking investigations including phlebotomy, ensuring excellent standard of
care is delivered, taking charge in absence of department manager and providing
educational opportunities and support to junior staff, new starters and
students.
About us
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as
a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff
and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to maintain high standards
of care in accordance with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) guidelines
and policies.
Commitment to own development and the
development of junior staff.
Commitment to the development of
nursing within the clinical setting.
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team.
Commitment to support, uphold and
demonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT.
Commitment to lifelong learning.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Acts in accordance with the Nursing
& Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct.
Communicate with patients and carers
to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
Maintain and deliver compassionate
patient focused care in accordance with LTHT guidelines, policies, values and
behaviours.
Maintain a safe working environment.
Provide assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring
documentation standards are upheld in accordance with NMC and LTHT
guidelines, whether written or computerised.
Promote and maintain positive
relationships between all staff involved in the care of patients.
Promote evidence based practice.
Participate in the audit and
evaluation of clinical practice in the interests of promoting and improving
quality care through action on findings.
Undertake duties on other wards or
departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.
Act in such a way that safeguards the
health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Education
and Training
Contribute to the promotion of a
positive clinical learning environment.
Keep up to date with developments,
advances and research in individualised patient care.
Participate in research and or
education programmes relating to professional nursing issues and practice.
Complete mandatory training annually.
Participate in annual appraisal.
Participate in preceptorship and
mentorship programmes
Participate in teaching, supervising
and assessing of student nurses and other supervised staff, where allocated.
Undertake continuous professional and
clinical development, constantly seeking opportunities to enhance skills.
Managerial
Demonstrate effective use of
resources.
In the absence of the Sister or
Charge Nurse take charge of the ward or department and co-ordinate ward or
department activities.
Take responsibility for the prime
care provider for a group of patients
When in charge of the ward takes
responsibility for reporting, investigating and responding to accidents,
complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
As delegated and directed by the
Senior Sister or Charge Nurse, participate
in, investigating and responding to accidents, complaints, untoward
incidents and other significant events.
Raise concerns with regards to risk,
danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing
policy and supporting processes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Acts in accordance with the Nursing
& Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct.
Communicate with patients and carers
to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
Maintain and deliver compassionate
patient focused care in accordance with LTHT guidelines, policies, values and
behaviours.
Maintain a safe working environment.
Provide assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring
documentation standards are upheld in accordance with NMC and LTHT
guidelines, whether written or computerised.
Promote and maintain positive
relationships between all staff involved in the care of patients.
Promote evidence based practice.
Participate in the audit and
evaluation of clinical practice in the interests of promoting and improving
quality care through action on findings.
Undertake duties on other wards or
departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.
Act in such a way that safeguards the
health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Education
and Training
Contribute to the promotion of a
positive clinical learning environment.
Keep up to date with developments,
advances and research in individualised patient care.
Participate in research and or
education programmes relating to professional nursing issues and practice.
Complete mandatory training annually.
Participate in annual appraisal.
Participate in preceptorship and
mentorship programmes
Participate in teaching, supervising
and assessing of student nurses and other supervised staff, where allocated.
Undertake continuous professional and
clinical development, constantly seeking opportunities to enhance skills.
Managerial
Demonstrate effective use of
resources.
In the absence of the Sister or
Charge Nurse take charge of the ward or department and co-ordinate ward or
department activities.
Take responsibility for the prime
care provider for a group of patients
When in charge of the ward takes
responsibility for reporting, investigating and responding to accidents,
complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
As delegated and directed by the
Senior Sister or Charge Nurse, participate
in, investigating and responding to accidents, complaints, untoward
incidents and other significant events.
Raise concerns with regards to risk,
danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing
policy and supporting processes.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understand the current issues in health care
- Caring, compassionate and motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or 2)
- Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good written and verbal skills
- Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Desirable
- Capable of lateral thinking
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Understand the current issues in health care
- Caring, compassionate and motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse Level 1 or 2)
- Has current registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good written and verbal skills
- Able to provide and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Desirable
- Capable of lateral thinking
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post
- Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits
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).
