Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Do you live in Buckinghamshire area and seek an opportunity to develop your nursing career within a role that will help develop your professional decision making and skills. Why not try this exciting new opportunity to work on the Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Service at Wycombe hospital? The unit provides a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to the frail elderly patients living within the Buckinghamshire area, additionally we have an Intravenous Infusion Lounge.
The post involves working within a Multidisciplinary Team to provide nursing interventions to frail elderly patients to avoid hospital admission, as well as, facilitating discharges from the acute settings.
You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the Multidisciplinary team and to ensure a high-quality service delivery. You must be willing to develop your own knowledge and skills, you will be supported in your personal development with training.
Experienced and newly qualified staff nurses will be considered for the post. Working days are Monday-Friday, no weekends, nights, or bank holidays
Main duties of the job
Acts always in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, and within the principles of the scope of Professional Practice and ensures other members of the team also work within these.
Maintain professional working relationships with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team and effectively contribute to the team’s continual development.
Undertakes the nursing assessment of the patient including risk assessments e.g. Moving and Handling and nutrition
Undertake drug administration and medicine management.
Ensures planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively taking into account the views of the patient and their relatives. Advise on health promotion and the prevention of illness.
Maintains absolute confidentiality in respect of all medical and nursing records and interpersonal issues with colleagues.
Interpret the significance of the patient’s clinical observations and records and taking appropriate action but ensuring senior nursing staff are kept always informed.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To undertake the management of care for a group of patients.
* To assess the physical and psycho –social needs of patients and deliver therapeutic interventions based on best available evidence to improve health outcomes.
* To plan interventions with the multi-disciplinary team members using the common assessment process.
* To take part in the processes to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate member of the team/service.
* To contribute to processes for service and quality improvement.
* To contribute to the development of protocols and procedures develop for clinical pathways.
Professional responsibilities.
* To adhere to the relevant professional standards and Code of Conduct and be conversant with the Scope of professional Practice.
* To act as supervisor within own profession for students on placement and rotational staff.
* Act as a resource for other members of the team being responsible for providing profession specific expertise.
* Critically evaluate and interpret evidence –based research to change and develop services and clinical practice
Person specification
2. EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Standards for student supervision and assessment (SSSA)
* Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
* Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
* Cannulation and Venepuncture
* Previous experience as a band 5 in acute area
* Evidence of further continued professional development
* Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
COMMUNICATION
* Communicates openly, honestly and professionally. Actively promotes team working and building strong working relationship
* Patients are always first. Drive service improvements. Strong awareness with a desire to grow
* Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
* Consult otheres and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
3. EXPERIENCE
* Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
* Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
* Awareness of current professional nursing issues
* Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
* Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
4. SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
* Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
* Ability to solve problems and use initiative
* Ability to develop clinical skills
* Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications)
* Basic IT skills
* Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
* Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care Adaptable to change
* Ability to work rotating shifts
* Diplomatic approach with professionalism
* Flexible and approachable
* Willingness to develop teaching skills
* Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
* Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
5. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
* Maybe required to work in other departments if requested to do so
PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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.
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