Staff Nurse | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Are you a registered Band 5 Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to be the best you can be? Ward 42 specialise in Gastroenterology which include disorders of the Liver and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. We are a friendly team of experienced and highly skilled Gastroenterology staff, making this a perfect learning environment for band 5's wanting to develop their skills or explore a new sector of nursing. The patients we care for are at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that delivering high quality care requires a culture of lifelong learning and development. With this in mind we have developed an extensive and exciting band five career pathway offering a number of exciting options to develop your Nursing career. We are totally committed to helping you realise your potential. Whatever direction your career takes you we can support you to achieve it. As a band 5 in CHUGGS you will have a clear development plan. In addition to your induction and new starter appraisal each speciality will clearly outline a plan of learning for you to follow.

• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based nursing care.
• Actively promote and contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
• Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
Mentor, teach, assess, and support students and learners on placements in the clinical area and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff members.
• Act as a clinical and professional role model.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve. About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
• To perform comprehensive assessments of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
• Take responsibility for the care needs of individual allocated patients. Co-ordinate, organise and prioritise the allocated workload.
• Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Provide advice, education, support and information to family members / carers as required and involve them in the planning and delivery of care.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and other family members / carers.
• Facilitate effective communication and liaison with other disciplines as necessary to meet the needs of patients, especially relating to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Ensure that fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous nursing records are written and maintained for each patient in accordance with agreed policy.
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times and information relating to patient / users and personnel is used only in connection with authorised duties.
• Use health related information only for the purposes of what it is intended for and in accordance with the Data Protection act.
• Continually monitor standards of nursing care and contribute to improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.
Demonstrate competency in the safe use of transport equipment.
• Undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.
• Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and NMC professional re-registration requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining up to date skills, knowledge and competence, and awareness of professional issues in relation to patient care.
• Undertake specialist education training as required that will allow health care to be delivered to the user through new ways of working.
Work collaboratively with the Education and Practice Development team, Clinical Support Nurses and Multi Professional Teams to ensure that education and development opportunities are provided for the ward team to enable staff to be both confident and competent to perform their roles safely.
• Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
• Mentor, preceptor, teach, assess, and support students and learners on placements in the clinical area and participate in the education, development and mentorship of other staff members