Job summary
Ward A801 Cystic Fibrosis and Acute respiratory medicine ward.

Do you have an interest in Respiratory medicine and Cystic Fibrosis?

An exciting 12 month secondment opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join us at the Bristol Royal Infirmary on Ward A801.

We are a highly motivated, established & friendly team who pride ourselves on the high quality, research based, and patient centered care that we give. We are fortunate to work alongside a range of specialist nurses who are happy to support & share learning with the team

As a Band 6 Nurse you would be responsible for supporting the overall daily management of the ward, co-ordinating and leading clinical shifts, providing direct patient care. The Band 6 role includes rotation onto nights and weekends.

There will also be plenty of development opportunities & support to enable you to progress within your role.

If you feel you can bring excellent leadership and clinical skills and have experience of working within respiratory medicine, this senior staff nurse post could be for you.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a clinical expert providing specialist knowledge and advice to both nurses and junior medical staff working within the unit. Act as a resource to other areas within the Trust as required.
• Work towards safe and timely discharge plans and ensure barriers to discharge are identified and acted on in a timely and appropriate manner.
• To be proactive in supporting the nursing team and acting as a positive role model always promoting best clinical and professional practice.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. Be actively involved in recruitment and staff development reviews. Facilitate orientation and training programmes.
• To act as nurse or ward representative at local and wider meetings.
• To participate and assist with systematic monitoring of performance and evaluation of nursing practice

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• RGN.1st Level or relevant children's qualification
• Current NMC Registration
• 1st Degree in nursing or health related subject or working towards
• Relevant accredited post registration qualification at level 3
• Qualification in Teaching, assessing and Mentoring
• Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Appropriate post registration experience in nursing and speciality
• Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
• Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
• Experience in acute medicine

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
• Experience as preceptor / mentor
• Experience of delivering respiratory care
• Experience of BIPAP/CPAP and Nasal high flow
• Experience of tracheostomy care

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Organisation and management skills
• Teaching
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to problem solve
• Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to perform clinical activities specific to speciality
• Competency in medication administration including intravenous medication
• Ability to lead a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to manage difficult situations
• Able to influence other team members
• Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
• Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
• Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
• General good health, able to work on feet for long periods. Aware that the role can be stressful and emotional at times
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
• Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).