Job summary
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England,as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Main duties of the job
- Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
- Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
- Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinicalsituations.
- Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinaryrelationships.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's
largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care.
Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy
better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life
balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progressionaccess to Learning & Development opportunities, so that
you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balanceflexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and
build paid annual leave.
Opportunity &
Accessover 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the
flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: A&E Staff Nurse
Trust Location:Watford, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pay Rates:£16 to £23 (Per hour)
About the Trust-West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute hospital-based and specialist healthcare services toaround half a million people living in Hertfordshire, north London and further afield. The Trust was the firsthospital in Europe to treat patients with Puritan Bennett 980 ventilators, a type of ventilator that helps patientsto breathe more naturally and recover more quickly. Hertfordshire has the best of both worlds, surrounded bybeautiful countrysidebut with good road and rail links to both London and Cambridge, as well as comprehensive bus services acrossthe main towns (Hemel Hempstead, St. Albans and Watford).
As a member, you'll have fantastic benefits:-
- Competitive pay rates work this week, get paid next week.
- Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
- Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime.
- Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts.
- First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust access before they are made available to agency.
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Build holiday allowance for every shift you work.
- Stakeholder pension scheme available.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialize in putting people in places to
care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled
NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a
healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As
an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment
of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination
on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity,
race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and
civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified
applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email
throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your
junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected
for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after
submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this
occasion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an A&E hospital environment within the last 3 years.
- In addition to experience, all Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of
- Statement of NMC Registration
- Degree /Diploma in Nursing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Watford General Hospital
60 Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0HB