Please note the applicants MUST hold a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle
We are recruiting for SMART (Surgical Medical Acute Recovery Team), aStaff Nurse, who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take the service and the Trust forward, by ensuring that we continue to be the first choice for patients.
Main duties of the job
As a Staff Nurse you will provide clinical and professional leadership, supervision and support to patients, and students within the SMART team.
Members of SMART work autonomously, therefore we are looking for someone who is willing to lone work.The work will include visiting patient in the community therefore it is usually essential that you have a full driving license. Specific training will be provided to facilitate the pathways covered by SMART in-house as well as the community. Confidence, good communication skills and the ability to make sound decisions is also vital.
The Staff Nurse must also be able to liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate safe effective and timely care practices within the SMART service.
The Staff Nurse must also be able to care for OPAT (Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy), Heart Failure patients and post-operative patients. Full support and training will be provided to be able to support these patients safely.
Our values areBold,Every Person Counts,Sharing and Open andTogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job responsibilities
The SMART Service is nurse led, therefore the ability to work autonomously as well as effectively within a team is essential. The work will include visiting patient in the community therefore it is essential that you have a full UK driving license and a car.
You will triage, assess, plan and implement the care of patients who are discharged home under the care of the SMART service in the community, review and give care to SMART patients attending SDEC/ Hot clinic for review, administer IV treatments and conduct virtual visits using our remote patient monitoring pathways.
The Staff Nurse must also be able to liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate safe effective and timely care practices within the SMART service.
The Staff Nurse must also be able to care for OPAT (Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy) and post-operative patients. Full support and training will be provided to be able to support these patients safely. It is essential to have cannulation skills to deliver this pathway.
As a SMART nurse teaching, auditing, infection control practices and undergoing research are activities undertaken within the role.
To apply you should be competent in cannulation, venepuncture, general surgical wound care, drain care. The service prides itself of being innovative, so an added vast expertise is welcomed. We are always very keen to expand the service further so any new ideas are welcomed.
You should also have access to a car and be able to drive to visit patients at home when required.
SMART will support with training to enable the successful candidate to meet the demanding and exciting challenges of the role. If you are an ambitious nurse considering to develop your skills further then give us call to find out what we can offer you. We are more than happy for people to spend time with us to be able to fully understand how SMART works and what we do.
Person Specification
Qualification
* RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
* To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
* Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
Experience
* To participate in or provide evidence of completion of preceptorship
* Is able to administer intravenous drug therapy/ or is willing to work towards this
Skills
* Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
* Able to supervise and teach junior staff
Valued Based Question
* How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Other Attributes
* Hold a full UK Driver's License
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.
£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum/pro rata
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