Registered Nurse - Urgent Treatment Centre
NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area Minor Injuries Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 5 months (7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year; including bank holidays.) Hours
* Part time
* Annualised hours
36 hours per week (Shift work) Job ref 331-K17260625
Site Westmorland General Hospital Town Kendal Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/06/2025 23:59
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a fixed term contract until 4 November 2025 has arisen for a highly motivated Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our friendly, patient-focussed team at Kendal Urgent Treatment Centre. We are seeking enthusiastic team players with excellent communication skills to help us deliver safe, effective patient care to patients who attend our unit.
Whilst the Unit offers a walk-in service for a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses, patients also present with complaints more appropriate to an Emergency Department. Experience of Urgent &/or Emergency nursing will be beneficial but training and development will be available to support the skills and knowledge required within this role.
The Urgent Treatment Centre is based in Kendal, the gateway to the Lake District. The department serves the population of South Cumbria and North Lancashire, as well a transient tourist population visiting the nearby National Park and in the last year saw over 29,000 patients. The unit is open from 8am to 11pm, 365 days of the year, with patients able to book in until 10pm. Shifts are within this period of time and include weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to delivering high quality, compassionate, effective and efficient care. We are looking for nurses who share this ethos and take great pride in being part of a professional, hardworking and friendly team dedicated to ensuring the highest possible standard is delivered within the department.
Please see attached job description and person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience required for the role.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Experience
* NMC registered
* Must have experience in minor injuries or ED
* Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations
* Ability to demonstrate decision making and problem solving skills
* Post registration clinical course appropriate to area for eg. male catheterisation
* ILS or ALS
* Experience of mentoring/teaching skills/assessing junior staff
Education
* 1st level Registered Nurse.
* Post registration clinical course appropriate to area.
Skills
* Demonstrable/ willingness to undertake specific clinical skills appropriate to speciality.
* Up to date knowledge of professional issues. Understanding of current NHS issues.
* Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.
* Evidence of mentoring junior staff and students
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Nancy Johnson or Diane Graham Job title Unit Manager Email address nancy.johnson@mbht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01539 716570 Additional information
Nancy Johnson or Diane Graham 01539 716570
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