Company Overview
As one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, we serve a local population of around 500,000 people across South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and North Bristol. We are a centre of excellence in a wide range of specialties, including orthopedics, neurosciences, renal, transplant, and neonatal care. We work hard to maintain an environment of continuous learning and development. We are the largest teaching trust in the South West, working in partnership with the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol. Last year we treated over 106,500 inpatients, including day patients, as well as caring for nearly 84,700 people in our Emergency Departments. More than 6,500 babies were born at Southmead, Cossham Hospital, at home or elsewhere in the community and we carried out approximately 111,790 new outpatient appointments.
Job Overview
Are you a dynamic, motivated, clinically strong Registered Nurse with a passion for Emergency Medicine and an appetite for innovation for change and service improvement?
An exciting opportunity has come up in our our Emergency Department!
Here are some of the reasons we’re unique…
- Our multidisciplinary team consist of Emergency Medicine Consultants, Pharmacists, Junior Doctors and Physiotherapists, who work collaboratively to treat a complex mix of emergency department patients.
- Our nurses have the opportunity tap into the expertise of specialist nurses and doctors as they handle patient assessment, investigation, diagnosis and the management of patients with an emergency illness
- We’re one of two designated Major Trauma Centres in the South West, working closely with a network of local unit trauma units to provide specialised trauma care and rehabilitation to patients with multiple serious injuries.
- Our nurses move through our bespoke rotation packages across specialties, because we’re passionate about offering internal and external training for career progression and our nurses have access to an award winning in-house Practice Development Nurse.
- Our Emergency Zone is purpose-built to aid patient flow, transfer, and treatment. It comprises of our Emergency Department and Acute Medical unit, featuring 4 bedded triage bays, 24 clinical assessment rooms, an ambulatory care unit, 16 short stay rooms, a separate emergency department entrance and a ground level helipad
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to function effectively in a fast paced and constantly changing environment without compromising essential standards of care and professionalism.
The Post Holder Will
- Work within and lead a clinical care team.
- Take personal responsibility and accountability for ensuring that Trust and local policies and procedures are known and followed and will ensure duties are carried out in accordance with the advisory guidelines and practice set out in the NMC code of Professional conduct.
- Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance and evaluation of patient care.
- Take responsibility for the supervision and guidance of other staff including healthcare support workers and students on a daily basis.
- Actively contribute to the provision of a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners eg. Student nurses and support worker roles
- Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/ Paediatric Nurse with current live NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing qualification or willing to undertake after 2 years post registration
Work Experience
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 12 months recent, post registration experience in an acute environment (ward area)
- Candidate will have undertaken training required by the ward/ department. i.e. IV drug administration, cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs, male catheterisation
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an emergency department
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
- Basic computer / IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service i.e. IHS, Acis, Email use.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Sound knowledge of the guidelines set out in the NMC code of professional conduct and current nursing Issues
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