Band 5 Staff Nurse - Ward 1

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£28,407 to £34,581

General Nurse
(Band 5)

Band 5 Staff Nurse - Ward 1

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Ward 1 at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.

Ward 1 is a 34 bedded Acute and Short Stay Medical Ward, which is a dynamic and busy ward but very rewarding and every day you will be exposed to a huge range of patients with different backgrounds and illness presentations. You will be surrounded by a friendly and supportive team with an environment that encourages personal development, innovation and is dedicated to delivering compassionate person-centred care.

This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills by working closely with the MDT. We have a fantastic support system for new team members and full training will be given. For newly qualified applicants we provide an excellent preceptorship programme where you will be allocated a personal mentor who will support you through your supernumerary time on the ward.

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated band 5 staff nurses, who possess excellent communication skills and have a high sense of professionalism and a strong belief in the value of teamwork.

PLEASE NOTE: If you a Band 5 staff nurse currently working for the trust and looking to move to another area, please go to http://uhbpolicies/documents/internal-lateral-transfer-of-post-holders.htm to access our transfer process

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person-centred evidence-based nursing that respects and maintains dignity and human rights. The post holder is responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation, and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision.

At times they will have management responsibility for being in charge of the ward/department and supervising junior members of staff. The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring, and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students, trainees, and agencies, service users, their careers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.

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

*Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
*Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
*Competent in a range of clinical skills willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
*Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management and clinical leadership relevant to the practise setting
*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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .