If you are a qualified and compassionate nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to further your career, then Hull University Teaching Hospitals has the right opportunity for you.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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 – Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) – 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 Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
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
Position: Staff Nurse
Salary: £28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata, per annum
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
About the Role
As a registered nurse, the post holder is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care during their span of duty.
The Oncology/Haematology Day treatment unit is located in the Queens Centre at CHH and is currently open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm. It is a dedicated service to patients with malignant and non-malignant Oncology and Haematological diseases. The Unit requires an enthusiastic nurse to join the team in the delivery of treatment and investigations, including chemotherapy.
Main Duties
- Responsible for providing direct nursing care
- Responsible for ensuring the nursing care plan is followed and updated for the span of duty
- Assisting patients to meet their activities of daily living requirements
- The post holder is responsible for following trust policy and procedures.
- Responsible for adhering to the NMC professional code of conduct
- Responsible for the delivery of Patient Group Directives and following care Pathways accordingly.
- Assists in the implementation of change.
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate supplies are available to support
- The delivery of direct patient care, and enabling team members to carry out their duties
- Responsible for ensuring equipment within the working environment is Maintained and in working order
- Responsible for reporting and faults with equipment, and removing from the Clinical area until repaired
- Allocates and supervises the work of junior staff during their span of duty
- Participates in the supervision and mentorship of students
- Works as part of a team to deliver optimum patient care
- Maintains a professional approach in practice, demonstrating a mutual Respect for colleagues
- Acts as a preceptor/mentor to junior staff.
- Responsible for providing accurate and timely records on patient care and performance using paper and IT based systems, in accordance with trust Policy
- Participate in audits, and research-based studies to evaluate the Effectiveness of care interventions.
- Contributes to benchmarking and sharing best practice
- The post holder plans their workload, using guidance, policies in accordance with their professional code of conduct, and in accordance to the needs of the patient group
- The post holder is required to use their own judgment, to define day to day work priorities and initiate treatments affecting patient care
- The post holder will have direct patient contact, delivering direct care in a variety of hospital settings in accordance with the need of patients
- Frequent requirement for repeated moving and manoeuvring of patients.
- Responsible for producing accurate patient records
- Responsible for calculating drug dosages, and administering medicines
- Management of unpredictable workload due to open access for patients.
- In exceptional circumstances acting as Duty Nurse in agreement with the ward Sister.
- The post holder is required to support a caseload of patients, through a range of treatments and experiences. Many of which can be highly distressing and challenging
- Daily exposure to sensitive and highly emotive issues due to the nature of the Patients cared for on the ward.
- The post holder will work with patients who require hospital services to deliver Care, they are required to maintain close patient contact, which includes the Handling of bodily fluids, cytotoxic agents and radiotherapy
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with the NMC
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- 1year experience
- Intravenous administration skills
- Team worker
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Able to work in a changing environment
- Demonstrates an understanding of current developments in the specialty
- Motivated and Positive
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Hardworking
- Motivated.
- Enthusiastic
- Organised
- Positive attitude
Benefits
- Competitive Salary.
- Visa sponsorship: 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.
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and commence their application.
Application Deadline
April 7, 2024
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