Registered Nurse/Health Professional - Vaccination Hub
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Job summary
We are seeking to recruit motivated Nurses or registered healthcare professionals to join #TeamQEH.
You will be friendly and enthusiasticwith a passion for delivering the incredible patient care.
Your role will involve assisting in the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service from the patient's admission assessment to discharge. To do this you need to you be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.
To be part of our Bank team you will need to be a registered nurse with a valid NMC number and be able to demonstrate that you are a caring, enthusiastic and a self-motivated individual committed to the Trust Values. We will also need you to have excellent communication skills and be adaptable to changing situation.
Main duties of the job
- Acts at all times in accordance with their professional Code, and within the principles of the scope of Professional Practice.
- Taking charge of the shift and supervising the work of the clinical team, when working as room lead.
- Ensures clinical care is delivered safely and effectively taking into account the views and beliefs of the patient and their relatives.
- Undertakes an assessment of the patient, and administers the vaccine in line with current national guidance and Patient Group Directions.
- Ensures accurate and timely documentation.
- Maintains absolute confidentiality in respect of all multidisciplinary and nursing records and also inter-personal issues with colleagues.
- Understands the signs of anaphylaxis and is familiar with current guidance regarding the management of anaphylaxis.
- Continually updates own training in line with changing guidance within the field of Covid vaccination.
- Is trained in emergency resuscitation techniques within a Vaccine Hub environment, including the donning and doffing of PPE, and the process of seeking medical assistance.
- Assists with manual handling and transferring of patients complying with the Trust Moving and Handling policy, where appropriate.
- Provides and develops good clinical practice, ensuring that practices are in accordance with Trust policy, and national guidance within the Vaccine Hub.
- Uses evidence based practice to provide quality care to patients.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network.
In February 2022 the significant progress that has been made at QEH was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected. They recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Details
Date posted
05 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
426-630-23DC-B
Job locations
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE304ET
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE304ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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