Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a staff nurse to join the Emergency Surgical Unit (ESU) at Royal Blackburn Hospital. The shift patterns are internal rotation including night shifts, 37.5 hours per week over flexible days, to include weekends and bank holidays, included as per rota.
The Emergency Surgery Unit is the admission point for all urgent surgical patients. The unit cares for short stay surgical patients both pre and post operatively.
The unit cares for the following specialities:
* General Surgery
* Urology
* Vascular
* Maxillio Facial
* ENT
* Trauma and Orthopaedics
The Emergency Surgical Unit at Blackburn is a busy, modern unit with a professional but friendly team delivering high standards of care. We are looking for highly enthusiastic, motivated and committed staff nurse to join our forward thinking and ever developing team.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for caring for surgical patients requiring admission to the ward. To complete admission paperwork and assess and plan their care. To manage acute surgical patients that may need theater or assessment form the surgical team, and care for them post operatively. To work alongside a healthcare assistant caring for a team of patients during the shift.
Working for our organisation
At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information regarding this post.
If you are interested please contact the ward to have a look around and meet the team!
Person Specification
Disposition
Essential
* Be able to work in a team.
* Be supportive of team members.
* Able to communicate effectively to 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
Desirable
* Be able to work with minimal supervision within the job description
Special Aptitudes
Essential
* Able to manage the care for a group of people and prioritise workload with minimal supervision.
* Be proficient at calculating drug doses
* Able to write basic reports.
* Able to train others
* Customer awareness
* Computer/keyboard skills.
Desirable
* Able to present reasoned discussion
* Evidence of continuous development.
General Intelligence
Essential
* Able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge
* Ability to problem solve
* Be numerate
Attainments
Essential
* Registered 1st Level or equivalent as verified by NMC
Desirable
* To have knowledge of current research applicable to the post's specialist area.
Circumstances
Essential
* Be able to fulfill; various shift patterns on the ward, inc. nights
* Able to adopt to change.
* Proven ability to keep information confidential
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
* Registered 1st Level or equivalent as verified by NMC
* Able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge.
* Able to manage the care for a group of people and prioritise workload with minimal supervision. Be proficient at
* Able to communicate effectively to patients, visitors and colleagues.
* Be proficient at calculating drug doses,
* Able to write basic reports
* Able to train others
* Be able to work in a team.
* Be able to fulfill; various shift patterns on the ward, inc. nights
* Proven ability to keep information confidential
Desirable criteria
* To have knowledge of current research applicable to the post’s specialist area.
* Basic knowledge of IT and Integrated Personnel System
* Evidence of continuous development.
* Be able to work with minimal supervision within the job description.