The East Midlands Planned Care Centre (EMPCC) is a new facility at Leicester General Hospital,designed to play a key role in reducing thenumber of people with long waits for treatment.

The EMPCC gives UHL a unique opportunity to transform how we deliver planned care services across the region. Our ambition supports excellence, innovation and patient choice, leading the way regionally and nationally to establish the centre as a benchmark for others.

Crucially, the EMPCC will enable us to continue to deliver planned care even during the busiest periods for the parts of our hospital which focus on urgent and emergency care. This means we expect to see around 100,000 units of patient activity every year, focusing on high volume, lowcomplexity activity.

We are excited to start recruiting for NMC Registered Band 5 Staff Nurses and we would encourage anyone looking for a new challenge, wanting to work in a dynamic team, in brand new, state of the art facilities to embrace this exciting opportunity.

We require a dedicated and enthusiastic workforce committed to leading the way in innovative healthcare. We are assembling a highly motivated team of the very best professionals. If you have got the right expertise, passion and personalitywithambition to work differently to transform elective care we welcome your application

Main duties of the job

We need a highly motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join us in this evolving team that will grow and develop over time. EMPCC will deliver activity from General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology and ENT services.

The East Midlands Planned Care Centre will see a high volume of patient's per day. It will be a fast paced environment and will require a highly motivated and adaptable candidate.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
• Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
• Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations
• Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships
• The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing andevaluating programmes of evidence-based nursing care for agroup of patients.
  
• Assist in and contribute to the management and organisationof a ward/clinical area.
  
• Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards ofquality nursing care.
  
• Actively participate in the education, development andsupervision of other staff members.
  
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet theneeds of patients and their families.
  
• Act as a clinical and professional role model, mentoring,assessing and supporting students and learners on placementwithin the clinical area.

please see job description/person specification for further details on the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nursing Qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• NMC Registration

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of professional and NHS local and national nursing strategies and priorities, including GIRFT principles
• Demonstrates understanding of quality and change and the importance of new ways of working
• Basic Knowledge of IT

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates clinical expertise of a Band 5 Staff Nurse
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a variety of settings with patients of all cultures and with differing levels of understanding
• Ability to made decisions and prioritise a clinical patient workload
• Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

EMPCC

Leicester General Hospital

Leicester

LE18 2JF

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

358-6504206-EMPCC