We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to come and join our Outpatients team. If you have an interest in Outpatient Clinics including Vascular and general surgery and want to work in a high functioning team to support patients in our Community Hospital, this could be the post for you.

If you would like to develop your skills and knowledge within Outpatients Services and are committed to the delivery of high-quality patient centred care, please consider coming to join the team in the Outpatients Department at Malvern Community Hospital.

If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you get in touch with the recruiting manager, details can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

As a Staff Nurse you will be responsible for providing care to people attending our busy Outpatient Department. We work closely with Consultants, Specialist Nurses and Community Services Teams. Our focusispromoting the comfort and wellbeing of patients, Malvern is a small but friendly team to work with. As a team we encourage ongoing learning and development through reflection and clinical supervision which we try and embed in our daily practice. Our nurses are required to facilitate the day to day running of the Outpatients Clinics alongside other tasks that will be required for this job role.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the Ward/unit, working in accordance with the philosophy of patient centred care and to NSF and other Trust standards.
• Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing team, to support and work in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Planning and Delivery of Individual Nursing Care under Direction of Senior Staff
• Work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Assess, plan, and, implement and evaluate patient focused nursing care.
• Document care given and maintain contemporaneous records.
• Maintain records in accordance with the Trusts policy and that of NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Assist in implementation of health promotion strategies, as agreed by Outpatient Manager.
• In consultation with senior qualified staff, provide and monitor patient centred care within Trust agreed standards.
• In collaboration with other team members organise the reception and discharge of patients ensuring effective communication in transfer of information.
• Carry out delegated nursing care.
• Use and participate in research / audit in care delivery.
• Adhere to and promote all clinical practice, health and safety and corporate Trust Policies and Guidelines.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience gained during pre-registration training

Desirable

• Post-registration experience in an inpatient setting
• Previous experience of day to day management

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Put patient care at the heart of the work you do to improve health care outcomes and service delivery
• Deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible
• Be the best you can be, always look for ways to improve and develop to reach your potential
• Encourage others to develop themselves and the service through improvement, innovation and continuous development
• Joint working with others, e.g., patients, colleagues in the delivery of high-quality healthcare
• Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• Role modelling good behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Ability to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• Able to work competently without supervision
• Reflective practitioner
• Compassion and empathy skills
• Flexible, lateral thinker
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven ability to motivate others
• Versatile and adaptable
• Self-motivated
• Able to cope under pressure
• Team player
• Basic IT skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Variety of evidence based clinical skills
• Confidence to teach student nurses, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
• Awareness of Audit
• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development

Desirable

• Awareness and understanding of advance care planning.
• Understanding of symptom management in last days of life.
• Medication administration via various routes PO, PR, S/C, IM, IV
• Competence in male and supra-pubic catheterisation
• Venepuncture
• IV therapy
• Cannulation
• Management of syringe pump
• Experience of Audit
• Knowledge and understanding of Mental Capacity and DOLs

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/RMN
• NMC Registered
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Desirable

• Accredited courses in palliative care.
• Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor Training.
• Advanced communication qualification.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Malvern Community Hospital

185 Worcester Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1EX

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