Main area Acute Medicine Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days nights and weekend working) Job ref 225-DIV2-6064010
Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital- AMU- C58 Town Wolverhampton Salary £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/2024 23:59
Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
The Acute Medical Unit is looking to recruit exceptional nurses that enjoy fast pace, quick turn over nursing care whilst providing quality patient centered care.
AMU is a 49 bedded unit where we work closely with the multi disciplinary team. You will be providing care to Acute medical patients in the first phase of illness.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for band 5 staff nurses who are hardworking, motivated and committed to the delivery of high-quality care to our patients. This is an exciting time to be joining acute medicine and with the support of our dedicated Practice Education team a great place to grow in your career.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and a leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as"Good"by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
We also provide numerous initiatives to help support the health and well being of our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We can offer you a supportive bespoke programme designed to meet the needs of your own professional development, this includes supernumerary period with a dedicated preceptor, close involvement with our practice education nurse who will work with you to achieve further nursing skills, attendance at the bespoke Peceptorship programme and a variety of initiatives on the unit to support your well being. These include a dedicated staff room, access to lockers for the duration of your shift and a 'wobble' room for staff to visit if they are feeling overwhelmed and need some peace and quiet. We also provide a yearly study day to ensure you are kept up to date and options available for funding for further studies.
We have full and part time hours available and flexible working can also be discussed but you must be able to work a variety of days, nights and weekends.
Please contact any of us if you want to discuss any thing further, we look forward to hearing from you.
Main Responsibilities
To co-ordinate and provide skilled nursing care (without direct supervision) to patients, in accordance with responsibilities under the NMC Code of Conduct. To contribute to the continued development of nursing staff, including the supervision of junior nurses and support staff.
To work collaboratively within a Multidisciplinary team, internal and external to the organisation, to facilitate holistic seamless care delivery for all Trust Patients.
To manage a designated bay of patients where you assess, plan, implement and evaluate their care needs before either discharging them or transferring them to one of our base wards for further treatment and to ensure a continued patient flow through the trust.
Person specification
Passing University course
* UK NMC Pin
* AMU Experience
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Samantha Jukes Job title Senior Sister Email address sam.jukes@nhs.net Telephone number 01902 696433
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
Telephone 01902 481900
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