Job opportunities have become available within Acute Medicine on AMU SS/ward 20 and Ward 1 the acute medical wards at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital which supports the acute medical pathway.
AMU/Ward 20 is a 47 bedded ward and ward 1 a 34 bedded ward that coordinates prompt consultant led decision making prior to appropriate transfer to specialty wards or discharge of patients home or to admission avoidance destinations. Patients are referred by the medical assessment unit for continued medical assessment and treatment with the aim to treat and discharge as promptly as possible with appropriate follow up or care in the community.
You will work as part of a dynamic team incorporating member of the multidisciplinary team as well as liaising with other departments and facilities in the community. We care for a variety of patients with multiple needs ensuring high passed yet rewarding work.
Acute medicine is a dynamic busy but rewarding area where you will be surrounded by friendly and supportive colleagues in an environment that encourages new ideas, innovation and personal development.
The post holder will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person centred evidence based nursing that respects and maintains dignity and human rights. They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. They will be responsible for supporting and supervising junior members of staff and students on the ward.
They will be required to work as part of a team although have the clinical skills and knowledge to work independently when required using safe and effective judgement skills.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their careers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work based training associated with the role.
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
- Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
- Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
- Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
- Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
- Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- Awareness of health and safety issues
- Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (including drug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
- Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
- Competent in a range of clinical skills willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management and clinical leadership relevant to the practise setting
- Professional appearance
- Displays genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to communicate articulately others
- Caring and approachable
- Punctual
- Reliable
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
- The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.