Job summary
Employer heading
Day Surgery Unit Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you have read the full Job Description & Person Specification, before applying for this role.
A. MANAGING ACTIVITIES
A1. Maintain activities to meet requirements
A1.1 Ensure all policies/protocols/standards are upheld and abide by all policies and procedures regarding implementation, monitoring, training and audit of infection prevention and control issues
A1.2 Maintain Health and Safety for all staff, patients, visitors and members of the multidisciplinary team following the Trust’s policy.
A1.3 The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control.
A1.4 Attend yearly updates for all statutory training.
A1.5 Take charge of a clinical area unsupervised after progressing through the foundation gateway, this will be on an occasional basis. Once the post holder has gained sufficient experience and has fulfilled their competencies, they will be required to take charge of a clinical area on a regular basis
A2. Manage activities to meet requirements
A2.1 Report and document accidents, incidents and losses.
A3. Manage activities to meet customer requirements
A3.1 Be accountable within the team for the planning, implementing and evaluation of patient care, maintaining agreed standards and ensuring patient satisfaction.
A3.2 Arrange for the care of patients’ valuables and other property as per Trust policy
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (1ST Level)
- • Diploma
- • Teaching & assessing qualification.
Desirable criteria
- • Degree/working towards
- • Leadership course
- • Post Registration qualifications
Essential
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (1ST Level)
- • Diploma
- • Teaching & assessing qualification.
Desirable criteria
- • Degree/working towards
- • Leadership course
- • Post Registration qualifications
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience of Day Surgery including: Maxo Facial, Vascular, ENT, Orthopaedic, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, Urology, Breast and General Surgery
- Experience of working in a ward environment
- Teaching within clinical area
- Catheterisation
- Venapuncture
- Cannulation
- Blood Administratin
- IV Medication Administration
- Basic Life Support
- basic IT Skills (Nexus, cyberlab, Safe care)
- Excellent attendance record
- Communicate at all levels with MDT members
- Substantial Post registration experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical audit
- Immediate Life Support
- Healthroster Access/experience
- Knowledge of ORMIS
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Commander
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 955 716
- Additional information
SR Butler 01253 955 716
SR Drinnan 01253 955 716
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