Job summary
Come and work with a fantastic team and be supported and encouraged to develop within your role as a Band 5 Staff Nurse.
Leyland ward is an outstanding elective 15 bedded Orthopaedic area which provides elective surgery for planned joint replacements and spinal procedures/surgery.
We have a brilliant forward thinking team, who will all welcome and support you, including a fabulous Enhanced Recovery Practitioner who has supported the team in achieving discharging patients who have had total knee or hip replacement surgery and in some instances support discharges on the same day. Leyland ward is the first unit in the region to have accomplished this to which the team are very proud.
You will be encouraged and fully supported to develop within your potential and beyond and be part of a friendly and welcoming team - a team that consistently achieves the best for our patients and relatives as well as for each other.
Main duties of the job
There is a wider multi-disciplinary team with a strong and supportive presence on the ward incorporating Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and Enhanced Recovery Nurse who are always happy to share their knowledge to enable you to build on yours.
The supportive nature of the team as a whole shows in our excellent appraisal and friends and family feedback, and is reflected in our recent achievement of maintaining Gold Star in our STAR Accreditation Audit.
We are very proud of our recent elective surgical hub status at Chorley Hospital where we provide excellent care with compassion to all our patients and wider service users.
There is a wide range of learning opportunities within the unit, you will be encouraged and fully supported to develop within your potential and beyond and be part of a friendly and welcoming team - a team that consistently achieves the best for our patients and relatives as well as for each other.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patientsneeds in accordance with agreed local and national standardsand evidence based guidelines.
- Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
- Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care,through appropriate professional practice, delegation andsupervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
- Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety,conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies,procedures and guidelines.
- Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards ofcare to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
- Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinaryteam internally and with external organisations as required, toensure seamless care.
- Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities,in a timely manner, adhering to local and professionalstandards for documentation.
- Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, teamand the organisation.
- Maintain and develop own professional competence and seekto extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills withinscope of role and professional practice.
- Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes anddevelopments in nursing practice .
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patientsneeds in accordance with agreed local and national standardsand evidence based guidelines.
- Support and provide patient education and health promotion.
- Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care,through appropriate professional practice, delegation andsupervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
- Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety,conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies,procedures and guidelines.
- Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards ofcare to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
- Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinaryteam internally and with external organisations as required, toensure seamless care.
- Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities,in a timely manner, adhering to local and professionalstandards for documentation.
- Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, teamand the organisation.
- Maintain and develop own professional competence and seekto extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills withinscope of role and professional practice.
- Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes anddevelopments in nursing practice .
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Willing to expand clinical role eg IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation
- Awareness of changes within Nursing practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Demonstrates competency during internship
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
- Knowledge of Leadership and Management
- Research and Development
- Knowledge of ethical issues
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Appropriate NMC Registration
- RN1, RN2 General Nursing Posts & RN8 or RNC Children's Nursing Posts
- Diploma in Nursing
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post
- Evidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Willing to expand clinical role eg IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation
- Awareness of changes within Nursing practice
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Demonstrates competency during internship
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery
- Knowledge of Leadership and Management
- Research and Development
- Knowledge of ethical issues
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Appropriate NMC Registration
- RN1, RN2 General Nursing Posts & RN8 or RNC Children's Nursing Posts
- Diploma in Nursing
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post
- Evidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses
Desirable
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
