Staff Nurse (Romanby Ward, Friarage)

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse to join the Romanby ward inpatient nursing team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated staff nurse who is committed to delivering a high quality of nursing care and putting the patient at the core of everything we do. We care for medical patients with varied needs ranging from acute illness management through to the complexities of discharge processes. To achieve this we have strong links to the extended multi-disciplinary team and community services in the area.

It is essential that you can demonstrate your commitment to maintaining evidence based practice, professional standards and your own personal development to enable you to provide the highest of safe, dignified and quality care. We want staff that can make a positive difference to people's lives. We are passionate about providing the best service we can and working with our patients and their families to achieve this.

Excellence in care

At South Tees we strive to drive excellence in care measuring our success by improving patient outcomes and experience and by ensuring we have a highly motivated workforce who feel valued and respected.

We offer a range of specialities and roles within a friendly and vibrant environment with new state-of-the art facilities and continuous development of wards and services.

Let us steer your career in the right direction.

Main duties of the job

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, by using professional judgement, assuming responsibility & accountability for assessing, implementing & evaluating clinical care for patients to meet their needs in a safe, caring environment whilst promoting privacy, dignity & respect.

The post holder will be expected to develop knowledge & skills within the specialty and will assist in the management & organisation of nursing work in the Ward within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. The post holder will supervise the working of Health Care Assistants and support workers and support the training and assessment of Student nurses. Demonstrates the Trust Values and Behaviours for Nursing & Midwifery at all times.

The post holder has a duty of care to patients and is expected to comply fully with best practice standards & comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety & the prevention of Healthcare associated infections.The post holder will be expected to work flexibly between day & night rotational shifts.

Set in the picturesque North Yorkshire market town of Northallerton, the Friarage forms an essential part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, serving a rural population of 135,000 people.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading Your Team to Successo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team