Are you enthusiastic about your nursing career and developing your skills?

Do you believe providing excellent care and getting the basics right is important?

If so, we may have the job for you.

We are currently recruiting for band 5 nurses to work on our thoracic surgical ward, to care for mixed thoracic surgery patients and respiratory medical patients. The patients we care for are any age above 18 whom have a range of illnesses including lung cancer, chest wall cancer, plural effusion, rib fractures, pneumothorax and airway conditions. These cases are nursed on the level 2 post op ward base area.

This fast paced mixed respiratory ward will give you the opportunity to develop your clinical skill and gain competencies in HDU nursing including care of arterial lines, blood gases, chest drains, complex airways, nerve blocks, epidurals, pain management and so much more.

The Thoracic Surgical department is one of the largest Tertiary Thoracic units within the UK serving a population of 6 million and covering the Greater West Midlands region.

We are looking for nurses who thrive within a fast paced environment with the ability to cope under pressure, with the help and support of senior staff.

Main duties of the job

We receive support from our acute 'outreach' nurses, and also have a number of specialist nurses within

the specialty who assist with the care of these patients. QEHB is a fast growing trust which values the

education and professional development of its staff, the surgical wards are educationally supported by a

professional development nurse helping to ensure all staff are trained in an appropriate and timely

manner to suit their individual requirements.

There will be opportunity for additional support to function within this role by attending the HDU study day amongst other courses provided.

We are a dedicated team with the drive and resources to deliver high standards of care to all our patients.

Good team work and communication is essential as we work with a mixture of specialist nursing teams,

medics and therapists.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
• *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

• *Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
• *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• *Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
• *Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• *Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• *Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
• *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• *Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• *Awareness of health and safety issues

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Professional appearance
• *Displays genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
• *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• *Ability to communicate articulately others
• *Caring and approachable
• *Punctual
• *Reliable
• *Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
• *The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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304-1083675PM