Job summary
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
To be responsible for the organising and co-ordination of nursing services in the ward/dept in the absence of senior staff on a regular basis.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries
Main duties of the job
*To provide care for critically ill patients within the critical care department.
*To support learners by acting as role model and as practise assessor and practise supervisor.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.
Providing and receiving routine day to day information to work colleagues patients and relatives e.g. notifying staff and changes in patient condition.
Required to use basic tact or persuasive skills with patients or clients as necessary.
Required to provide and receive complex or sensitive information. e.g. providing contentious care related information to patients and relatives/carers without breach of patient confidentiality and trust.
Communicate with patients and the MDT in a variety of settings from everyday issues to bereavement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.
Providing and receiving routine day to day information to work colleagues patients and relatives e.g. notifying staff and changes in patient condition.
Required to use basic tact or persuasive skills with patients or clients as necessary.
Required to provide and receive complex or sensitive information. e.g. providing contentious care related information to patients and relatives/carers without breach of patient confidentiality and trust.
Communicate with patients and the MDT in a variety of settings from everyday issues to bereavement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A registered nurse on part 1 of the professional register, with current NMC registration
- Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Desirable
- Foundation course in critical care or equivalent.
- ECDL
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Mentorship passport
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a Critical Care environment
- Experience of working as a link nurse
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A registered nurse on part 1 of the professional register, with current NMC registration
- Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Desirable
- Foundation course in critical care or equivalent.
- ECDL
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Mentorship passport
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a Critical Care environment
- Experience of working as a link nurse
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).
