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Job overview
The post is for a qualified nurse who wants to further their experience and skills in surgical nursing mainly in urology field. The post holder is also expected to have a flexible “can do” approach in ensuring the work of the department is carried out to the required high standards. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate excellent clinical skills and teach other staff and learners. The post holder will also be expected to be an excellent role model and treat all staff, visitors and service users with tact and courtesy.
- The post holder will contribute to the continuous evaluation of systems to improve the service and meet targets.
- The post holder will mainly provide support to flexible cystoscopy treatment room.
- The post holder is expected to have experience in urology investigations and willingness to learn and achieve urological skills that are required in Flexible Cystoscopy procedures.
- The post holder will also assist in the routine daily planning and organisation of Day Treatment Centre Ward for clinical procedures and practice and participate in the department’s administration as required.
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and their implementation and evaluation.
- The post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care.
- The post holder will be a qualified nurse and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with an up to date PIN number
Main duties of the job
The post is for a qualified nurse who wants to further their experience and skills in surgical nursing mainly in urology field. The post holder is also expected to have a flexible “can do” approach in ensuring the work of the department is carried out to the required high standards. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate excellent clinical skills and teach other staff and learners. The post holder will also be expected to be an excellent role model and treat all staff, visitors and service users with tact and courtesy.
- The post holder will contribute to the continuous evaluation of systems to improve the service and meet targets.
- The post holder will mainly provide support to flexible cystoscopy treatment room.
- The post holder is expected to have experience in urology investigations and willingness to learn and achieve urological skills that are required in Flexible Cystoscopy procedures.
- The post holder will also assist in the routine daily planning and organisation of Day Treatment Centre Ward for clinical procedures and practice and participate in the department’s administration as required.
- The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and their implementation and evaluation.
- The post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care.
- The post holder will be a qualified nurse and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with an up to date PIN number.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Wear uniform at all times, in accordance with the trust uniform policy.
- Interact with patients, visitors to the department, other members of the nursing team and managers in positive, supportive and co-operative ways.
- Carry out such other reasonably related duties appropriate to the grade, as assigned by the the Theatre Matron, Ward Manager or nurse in charge.
- Be responsible for reporting their sick and annual leave in line with local and Trust policy.
- Undertake any other reasonable duty as directed to ensure the smooth running of the department.
Study leave must be negotiated with the team Leader and Practice Development Nurse and must reflect the organisation and individual requirements of the personal development plan. All learning should make a positive contribution to the department and nurses are expected to share their learning with their colleagues after attending a course or study day.
All staff with clinical responsibilities are expected to work within the clinical governance arrangements agreed by the Trust. This is through an established framework through which clinical staff are continuously accountable for improving the quality of services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellent care will flourish. All clinical staff are expected to maintain appropriate knowledge about, and involvement in, agreed strategies and programmes to continually improve their standards of clinical care through:
- Patient and user involvement
- Risk and complaints management
- Clinical effectiveness and audit programmes
- Continuous Professional Development.
- Clinical research in accordance with DoH Governance requirements
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/RN
- Proof of Part 1 Registration with NMC
- Previous Surgical/urology nursing experience in the United Kingdom
Desirable criteria
- Previous DTC / Theatre experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs, using an appropriate model of nursing
- Able to work under minimum supervision
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
- Able to manage learners
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
- Good knowledge of all surgical specialties mainly urology
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of surgical procedures
- COSHH regulations
- H and S regulations
- NMC Standard of proficiencies
- Equal Opportunities
- Data Protection
- Infection prevention and control regulations
- Risk management
- Current nursing/operating department research and developments
- Evidence based practice in surgical nursing
- Commitment to/ evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Knowledge of audit process
- Current NHS issues
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- Professional manner
- Good communication skills with patients and colleagues of all disciplines
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Calm under pressure
- Flexible to meet the changing needs of the service
- Flexible and willing to work variety of shift patterns
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to deal with stress
Other
Essential criteria
- Excellent attendance record
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
- Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form –
- Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
- Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes –
- Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
- If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
- Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
- Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information –
- You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
- Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
- In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
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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.
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name
Seth Boamah
Job title
Day Treatment Centre Ward Manager
Email address
Telephone number
02072883718
Address
Certificate of Sponsorship
Telephone
If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
