Same Day Emergency Care: Are you a dynamic, forward thinking and ready for a challenge! Are you looking for an exciting change working in a fast-paced environment?

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is developing dynamic new Integrated Acute Assessment Units to enable us to deliver acute services in line with the national drive for Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). If you would like to be engaged with innovative clinical care, we are interested in hearing from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 nursing lead to drive standards and performance within our SDEC department. SDEC is one of the many ways the NHS is working to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time for patients. It aims to benefit both patients and the healthcare system by reducing waiting times and hospital admissions, where appropriate.

Patients can be referred to SDEC treatment through different routes, including following streaming or triage in emergency departments (EDs), Direct referral from GPs, direct transfer from ambulance services, Direct referral from NHS 111. SDEC is an integrated service, and it is an expectation that multiple specialties will be managed including surgical, medical, frailty , gynaecology & urology.

Main duties of the job

You need to be passionate about providing high quality, same day emergency care in what is a fast paced, evolving and exciting area of acute emergency care. You must have excellent communication skills and be excited about being part of an innovative nursing team.

The successful applicant must have 2 years' experience as a Band 5/6 in an acute setting, with experience of leading a shift. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, and you should be able to motivate the team to achieve and surpass the expectations of our patients, visitors and colleagues. As a senior member of the team, you will be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills and be confident in your clinical and communication skills. It is an expectation that you will oversee the daily management of the unit with the support of the senior management team .

About us

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over �1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• oLevel 1 Registered Nurse
• oDiploma in Nursing or evidence of recent relevant CPD at diploma level
• oQualified mentor (ENB 998 or mentorship award or equivalent) or working towards
• oEvidence of Post Registration development in the relevant specialty

Desirable

• oDegree in Nursing or working towards
• oLeadership Qualification

Occupational Experience

Essential

• oMinimum 2 years' experience at band 5 or 6
• oVenepuncture/Cannulation

Desirable

• oExperience of managing a team or area within a ward area

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

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