Registered Nurse - Ward 7B

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Ward 7B who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Ward 7B is a urology and colorectal surgery, busy andfast paced ward with varying patient concerns andillnesses. No two days are the same, which keeps thejob interesting.We are a thirty bedded surgical ward, withopportunities to learn about two very interesting anddiverse specialities.

The role requires working days/ nights/ weekdays/weekends and bank holidays.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients from admission (or before) to discharge, with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers.

To ensure a high standard of nursing care is always performed and assists in the review and regular update of these standard in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and trust polices.

Participate within a team of nurse and support workers in providing continuity of patient care, patients physical, social, and psychological needs are met.

Participate in internal shift rotation to provide 24-hour patient care, this involves working days, nights, and weekends.

Communicate effectively and work in partnership with patients, nursing collages, the Multidisciplinary Team, and all other relevant personnel.

Carry out clinical procedure and treatments in line with the patient's plan of care.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• NMC UK registration
• Evidence of training courses relevant to role

Desirable

• Mentorship and preceptorship qualification
• Leadership courses

Previous Experience

Desirable

• Experience of nursing in the acute setting
• Surgical nursing experience

Skills

Essential

• Organizational skills
• Ability to prioritise own workload

Desirable

• Effective leadership skills
• Evidence of team management skills

Other Requirements

Essential

• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
• Role model our Trust values every day

Knowledge

Essential

• Motivated
• Knowledge of vascular/ general surgery
• Ability to motivate and develop departments