Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Will you enjoy the challenges of looking after patients with urgent care needs?

Do you want to have a positive impact on patients who require emergency care and treatment?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Emergency Department Band 5 Nurse who would like to extend their skill set to caring for adult and paediatric patients . You must be at least 18 months post qualifying to apply for this post,

Come join our motivated and dedicated team here at York Teaching Hospital Scarborough.

You should be pro-active, dynamic and enjoy working in a busy environment.

The successful candidate will undertake competencies within the RCN National Curriculum and competency framework emergency nursing level one for both adults and paediatrics.

You must be able to demonstrate that you have excellent people skills and that you are able to work under pressure.

The successful candidates will cover shifts over a 24 hour period.

Main duties of the job

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital - Scarborough Urgent and Emergency Care Centre is undergoing a brand new and exciting new build development, which is due to open in autumn in 2024.

Using a holistic approach you will be identifying health and well being needs using assessment skills and prioritising care and providing excellent standards of treatment to both the children and adults. You will use the skills and training you already have coupled with the skills and knowledge you will gain through the fantastic training opportunities on offer. Providing support and health promotion to families that attend is crucial and good communication skills with children, families and other members of the multi disciplinary team is essential.

Main duties include assessing adults and occasionally children as they present, planning care, prioritising your workload, using initiative to think ahead and make a plan of care based on their presentation, giving treatments and medications, communicating with other members of the multi disciplinary team such as social care and mental health services and liaising with the ward to facilitate admissions and discharges.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

We also offer a number of other benefits for our Band 5 Staff Nurses which include the following:

• Refer a Friend - You will receive a �250 payment if you refer a nurse to us who subsequently takes up employment in our Trust (paid after the new starter completes 4-months in post

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Training

Essential

• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1 or 2)

Practical Skills

Essential

• Good written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members

Personal attributes

Essential

• Enthusiastic and self motivated
• Committed to working with people
• Flexible, adaptable
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate a commitment to self development

Special Knowledge

Essential

• Current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice

Desirable

• Awareness of speciality

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

419-6283323-M-SN