Staff Nurse - Ward B24 (Trauma and Orthopaedics)

Job description

Job responsibilities

B24 Trauma ward.

Ward Manager Kelly Haddock has an equally skilled and dedicated team of staff providing a service to patients who have sustained injuries including traumatic or pathological fractures. We work closely with our multidisciplinary colleagues form Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Orthotics, fracture clinic, plaster room and the emergency department in order to ensure we provide Safe Personal and Effective care for all our patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse or equivalent as verified by NMC

Experience

Essential

• Able to manage the care for a group of people and prioritise workload with minimal supervision
• Confident at dealing with people over the telephone and face to face in any setting.
• Ability to understand, absorb and comply with detailed procedures
• Able to manage more than one task at once
• Able to write basic reports
• Able to train less qualified

Desirable

• Have knowledge of current research applicable to the post's specialist area. Postregistration experience
• Able to present reasoned discussion.
• Evidence of continuous development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• High standards of accuracy, literacy and numeracy skills
• Moving and handling best practice
• IT literate - computer/ ? keyboard skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Be able to work in a team.
• Be supportive of team members
• Clear and accurate written and verbal communication with patients, visitors and colleagues.
• Able to listen actively.
• Able to reflect on one's own work.
• Have effective interpersonal skills
• Be enthusiastic, conscientious and sympathetic.
• Willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service

Desirable

• Be able to work with minimal supervision within the job description.

Other

Essential

• Be able to fulfill; various shift patterns on the ward, inc. nights.
• Proven ability to keep information confidential

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Across East Lancashire Sites

Haslingden Road

Across East Lancashire Sites

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)