Job overview
“If you are passionate about emergency nursing, come and join our friendly team,” says Lead Nurse, Elvira. “We have great learning and development opportunities to suit your career development."
We are recruiting experienced Band 5 Registered Nurses in our Emergency Department at Harrogate Hospital following an increase in our establishment.
You will have the opportunity to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working and support moving the service forward with the Emergency Care Team, whilst increasing your own knowledge and experience.
We offer excellent opportunities for all our Registered Nurses to train in TARTS, TNCC, ALS & EPALS. We also support all registered nurses to complete the Child in the Emergency Department Modules through Leeds Beckett University.
We have a dedicated Practice Educator who offers in house training and support tailored to your requirements.
Our OSCE programme is currently closed so you must have an NMC PIN and two-years post-NMC PIN experience.
Main duties of the job
“I love working here, the staff and management are very supportive,” says Registered Nurse, Inga, who qualified last year after a final student placement in ED.
We are looking for Nurses with two years post NMC experience in an acute or emergency setting with experience of:
* assessing, planning and implementing the care of acutely unwell adults and children and those with minor injuries
* prioritising care based on the critical nature and severity of a patient’s condition
* using your medical knowledge, quick thinking, and attention to detail to comprehensively assess a patient’s needs, obtain their medical history and personal information, and seek a doctor’s evaluation immediately for life-threatening issues.
**If you are successful in gaining an interview, we encourage you to be ready to speak about emergency care standards, common ED presentations and management with a key focus on fundamentals of care.**
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
* A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
* Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
* Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
* Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
“It’s such a great team and I’ve learnt a lot working in the department," says Registered Nurse, Temi.
As an Emergency Department we are committed to providing high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team is proactive and possess the additional clinical skills required to provide individualised care for patients presenting conditions.
You must demonstrate excellent communicate skills, initiative, drive and a willingness to learn to expand your knowledge and skills.
For more information please see the job description attached. If you have any questions, please contact ED Lead Nurses;
or
01423 557979
Happy for your to come and visit us or shadow the team if necessary, pre-interview.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration (no OSCE training available)
* Emergency Department Experience
Desirable criteria
* Emergency Department Experience
* Teaching Qualilfication Mentorship/Assessor
Experience
Essential criteria
* 2 years post-NMC registration in an acute hospital setting.
Desirable criteria
* Post-NMC registration nursing experience in Emergency department or acute care environment