Staff Nurse - Denver Ward

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual aspiring to progress in their nursing career to join Denver Ward as a Staff Nurse. Denver Ward is an acute emergency surgical ward that specializes in Colorectal and lower GI, as well as other general surgery.

Denver Ward is an exciting area to work where staff will gain a wealth of knowledge and skill due to the clientele of patients, as well as gain experience of caring for patients following major surgery who are stepped down from ITU.

Main duties of the job

As a staff nurse you will be expected to provide a high standard of patient care to all patients on the ward on a timely basis.

Denver Ward is an acute surgical ward, so you will be required to be organised and cope well under pressure. The role requires flexibility and enthusiasm, as our staff are expected to work across all shifts including nights.

This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration in the UK. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply.

However we do support Internationally Trained Nurses with their OSCE through the Norfolk and Waveney Recruitment Hub InternationalNurseRecruitmentHub@jpaget.nhs.uk. Please note that we adhere to the NHS Code of Practice and cannot recruit from 'red list countries' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment

If you are a new registrant, we look forward to welcoming you onto the RCN accredited Preceptorship Academy at the QEH. This programme offers a supportive development transition into your new role as a registered member of the team. If you would like further information, please email the team Preceptorship@qehkl.nhs.uk

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-346-24EG-A

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

Registered Nurse with the NMC (UK) or working towards and due to qualify in the next six months
Evidence of Post-registration Educational Continuing Development

Desirable

Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake, or in progress.

Experience

Essential

Relevant Post-Registration clinical experience
Risk Management experience
Clinical Governance experience
Infection Prevention and Control experience

Desirable

Relevant experience of looking after patients in a surgical ward setting

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

Strong interpersonal skills
Strong organisational skills
Strong understanding of confidentiality
Ability to assess and plan patient care from admission to discharge

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

Registered Nurse with the NMC (UK) or working towards and due to qualify in the next six months
Evidence of Post-registration Educational Continuing Development

Desirable

Recognised NMC Teaching and Assessing Qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake, or in progress.

Experience

Essential

Relevant Post-Registration clinical experience
Risk Management experience
Clinical Governance experience
Infection Prevention and Control experience

Desirable

Relevant experience of looking after patients in a surgical ward setting

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

Strong interpersonal skills
Strong organisational skills
Strong understanding of confidentiality
Ability to assess and plan patient care from admission to discharge

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).