Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Nurse to join the nursing team on Ward H7.

Ward H7 is a 22 bedded Neurosurgical ward which takes elective neurosurgical patients, with 8 beds for enhanced care.

If you are an adult nurse looking for an exciting development opportunity, you are encouraged to join our current nursing workforce, who continually go above and beyond to ensure the Trust delivers outstanding patient care.

Our vision is to deliver care of the highest quality whilst shaping and developing our highly motivated workforce., The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients.

As a Band 6 Nurse you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support for junior staff. You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of all learners and unregistered staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor.

Using your clinical experience and skills you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients on the ward / unit.

You will assist in the management and organisation of work, as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times and will provide support for junior staff on the ward (newly qualified staff will receive initial support.

Previous experience working in the field of Neurosciences/enhanced care competency is desirable but not essential. Education and development will be available to all successful candidates with opportunity to progress and develop skills.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work in our enhanced care area of the ward nursing complex patients post neurosurgery.

As a deputy to the Ward Manager you must be able to deliver the same standards of care and support the team and maintain standards. You should also be politically aware, be able to create vision for the team, and influence change in the clinical area.

The role is pressured at times, and you will need to be proactive and be able to work with or without direction.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.