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Urgent care staff nurse - band 5

Milton Keynes
NHS
Staff nurse
Posted: 16h ago
Offer description

Urgent Care Nurse – Band 5

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible staff nurse to become part of our team at MKUCS. This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 nurse to progress and develop their nursing. This post involves 12 hour day and night shifts.


About Us

We provide urgent care to adults and children from birth. Patients present either by a self-referral, a bookable appointment via 111 or conveyed by ambulance. We see and manage a wide range of Minor illness and injuries and transfer acutely unwell and significant injuries to the appropriate specialist units.


Key Responsibilities

* Provide care in the clinical area as an effective member of the clinical team.
* Participate in the initial assessment of patients attending MKUCS to navigate the patients to the most appropriate care, book in and complete the NEWS2 and POPS scoring including those presenting with complex conditions.
* Establish a safe working environment for patients and staff and ensure that patient contact and dignity are compromised as little as possible.
* Take responsibility for a patient within an area of the department for example: wounds and treatments.
* Carry out wound closure by means of suture / steri-strip and gluing including infiltration of wounds and local anaesthetic.
* Act upon concerns regarding child and adult safeguarding within agreed protocols, trust policies and legislation.
* Maintain appropriate documentation profiles, care plans and electronic records.
* Participate in the care of critically ill/deteriorating patients.
* Perform venepuncture, ECGs, Urinalysis and other baseline examinations.
* Arrange, co‑coordinate and participate in safe hospital transfer of patients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
* Undertake daily checks of Urgent Care Centre equipment, and report any faults to relevant department or person.
* Treat all service users and carers with dignity and respect.


Qualifications

* Essential 1st Level Registered Nurse.
* Will to undertake additional training as required.


Desirable

* Qualification in teaching and assessing / mentor supervision.
* BLS/ILS/PILS or able.
* Venepuncture.


Experience

* Essential Newly Qualified will be considered.
* Desirable Minimum 6 months post registration experience in A&E, urgent care, primary care.


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.


UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.


Contract & Pay

Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Pay scheme: £15.33 an hour


Location

Milton Keynes Urgent Care Services
Standing Way, Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5NG


Employer Details

Milton Keynes Urgent Care Services
Standing Way, Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5NG
Website: https://www.miltonkeynesurgentcare.com/

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