Job summaryWe are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Ward 5a is a busy ENT, Plastics and female surgical ward, we are looking for a Dynamic registered nurse to join our team and support patients to receive the best care, we pride our-self on our good team work and happy work place.The role of the band 5 on ward 5A is diverse and has lots of training opportunities from tracheostomy to leech therapy, all training will be given to the successful candidate.
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 jobTo provide patient with evidence and researched based care, support junior staff, to look after patients in a safe and clean environment, to manage safeguarding of vulnerable adults, to give kind and compassionate care to patients.
Medication rounds, wound management, precise and clear documentation, ensuring care plans are clear and up to date, looking after patients nutritional needs and ensuring we encourage independence.Mentoring junior staff and students.
About usAt East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and 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 and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Qualifications / TrainingEssential- Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
- Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable- Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
SkillsEssential- Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Good self-awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
- Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills
- Computer literacy
Desirable- Venipuncture and cannulation
Other RequirementsEssential- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
Desirable- Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
- Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
