An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Lounge as a Registered nurse. The hours of working are currently 7am to 9pm, 7 days per week, please be aware that these hours could be subject to review over the coming months to align with the needs of service. Shift patterns consist of 7am-7pm and 930am to 9pm.

The Patient lounge will be managed under the Site Management team.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website

Main duties of the job

The patient lounge will be staffed with 2 trained nurse and 2 untrained member of staff. The patient lounge is pivotal when ensuring early flow out of wards to allow for safety in our emergency and assessment units.

You will be a registered nurse, who can demonstrate clinical experience with, you will have the ability to work as the nurse in charge of the lounge and be able to supervise untrained and new staff members.

The post holder will need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisation skills.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership 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 Partnership 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 Partnership and our community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

educational/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse- Up to date NMC registration.

Knowledge, training and Experience.

Essential

• Experience (through placements, or employments) of working in a busy ward environment

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Shows desire and capability to develop in nursing care standards.
• Good Communication written and verbal
• Works on own initiative
• Show knowledge in health and safety issues
• Essence of care / nursing strategy and follows evidence based practice
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• Facilitate learning of others.

Desirable

• Displays an understanding of the trusts on line services.
• Basic life support Mentorship
• Participation in audit and bench marking

Special Attributes

Essential

• Flexible and reliable
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Shows motivation in developing new skills

Desirable

• Assertiveness skills.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Anlaby Road

Hull

HU3 2JZ

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