Band 6 – Outreach Nurse Vacancies
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Critical Care Outreach team at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
We are looking for applicants who are motivated, passionate about patient safety, and keen to expand their skill set. The role is often fast paced, with a challenging and varied workload across a range of specialities (including neurosurgery, cardiology, trauma & orthopaedics, maternity, acute medicine, general surgery, oncology & infectious diseases). The applicant will need excellent communication skills and the ability to react to the ever-changing needs of the patients.
Key Responsibilities
* Working independently and autonomously across the organisation to respond to the needs of deteriorating patients, responding to cardiac arrest calls, medical emergency calls, attending trauma calls and responding to the ‘Call for Concern/Martha’s rule’ service
* Supporting the band 7 team in delivering education across the organisation.
* Participating in audit, governance, and delivering high quality care with a wide range of clinical skills
* Following up all patients discharged from Critical Care
* Supporting the ward teams
* Supporting the medical team with deteriorating patients throughout the hospital
* Transfer of acutely ill patients
* Demonstrating excellent leadership qualities
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Bradshaw Job title: Lead Practitioner for Outreach/ACCP Email address: nicola.bradshaw@uhnm.nhs.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr