Emergency Medical Services UK jobs in Hampshire

Post: Staff Nurse

Grade: Band 5

Responsible to: Ward lead Nurse

Accountable to: Clinical Director

Key Working Relationships:

Ward Lead, Senior Nurse, Ward Nursing Staff, Surgical Consultants, Theatre team, Administration team, Physiotherapy team, Radiology team

Job Purpose:

The postholder will work as part of the surgical wards and is responsibility for admission, discharge, and preparation of patients for investigations and procedures. The post holder will be required to act independently and as part of the team. To assume responsibility and management of the clinical environment in the absence of the manager

Medicana Values:

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Medicana Health Group

Integrity

Being honest, ethical and consistent in actions and decisions

Passion for Medicana people

Demonstrating strong commitment and care for the well-being, development, and success of employees and staff

Passion for patients

Showing deep dedication and concern for well-being, comfort and satisfaction of patients receiving healthcare

Accountability

Taking responsibility for one’s actions and consequences, and being answerable for performance and outcome

Diversity

Embracing and valuing differences among individuals, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, and background, while promoting inclusion and equality

Quality

Striving for excellence in all aspects of service delivery and operations, ensuring high standards and continuous improvement in product and service quality

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Medicana Health Group integrity, passion, accountability, diversity, quality and behave in a way that reflects these.

Job Summary:

Medicana Health Group has 20 in-patient beds over 3 floors, 3 wards. Which are all elective surgical wards, caring and treating patients for an array of post-operative surgery procedures from day-case patients to 1-to-2-night stays.

Working on Medicana Health Group surgical wards offers you a chance to gain a wealth of knowledge and experience in a multiple procedure surgical setting which allows individuals to develop and expand clinical skills.

We offer opportunities to remain continually up to date with mandatory training and allow staff to develop by completing extra training to expand their knowledge and clinical skills i.e.; Mentorship, Intermediate Life Support (ILS)

We believe that undertaking continuous professional development is a key element of developing staff capabilities.

Continually support staff to 'raise the bar' on quality to actively take part in changes and development to benefit the wards and patient care.

Delivering strong clear leadership to ensure that all staff are well led and remain motivated.

Develop clinical skills in relation to caring for post-operative surgical patients in a multiple procedure setting.

The Band 5 post is multi-functional.

We offer continual support and guidance and link nurse opportunities.

The key duties are as follows;

• Using your clinical experience and skills you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, both for specific group of patients and in supporting the care of all patients on the ward
• You will assist in the management and organistaion of work, as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times and will provide support for junior staff on the ward (newly qualified staff will receive initial support)
• You will play a key role in education, development, mentorship and supervision and assessment of all learners and unregistered staff
• You will undertake nursing interventions consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet patients' needs
• Be able to work collaboratively with all members of the MDT (Multidisciplinary Team) and to make referrals as appropriate
• To provide support and care for the patient and his/her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity
• To monitor the effectiveness of nursing care and adjust the program of care where indicated
• To utilise highly developed clinical skills specific to specialty
• You will practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal framework for nursing
• To be high profile and visible, coordinating the smooth running of the ward to achieve departmental and Medicana objectives, supporting the staff team and ensuring a patient-focused delivery and high-quality service
• Facilitate the reception of patients being admitted for elective procedures.
• Prepare patients for and transfer patients to the theatre.
• Ensure a positive patient experience for patients in surgery and undertake allocated audits to improve service.
• To support the line manager with operational, administrative, and development of the ward.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Communication

• To communicate with people in an appropriate manner to ensure level of understanding incorporates preferred ways of communicating, culture and background
• To effectively communicate complex and sensitive information
• To agree the arrangements for communication with the patient/family/carer, and to document these in accordance with Medicana policy and the patients right to confidentiality
• To influence and prioritise the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice in self and others
• To competently receive sensitive information concerning patients' medical condition and provide information using persuasive, reassuring skills as required, where barriers exist e.g. special needs/ learning difficulties, where English is not the first language
• To ensure that essential information on the patient's condition and progress is recorded by self and team members appropriately according to NMC guidance
• To communicate with a wide range of people to explore complex issues and to make complex decisions
• To encourage others to seek advice and solution
• To greet and welcome patients, visitors, members of the public and staff in a friendly, professional and courteous manner.
• To provide excellent customer care. To be polite, courteous, and provide timely, relevant advice and assistance to patients.
• To answer telephones in accordance with departmental standards, ensuring that all telephones are answered within four rings and that all enquiries are dealt with in an efficient and courteous manner, including referrals to other departments as appropriate.
• To ensure excellent communication with patients and their families.
• To act in such a manner as to maintain and protect patient confidentiality at all times.
• To proactively deal with potential situations of conflict, to diffuse and prevent patient complaints.
• To ensure the ward is manned at all times to deal with patient queries.
• To wear a clearly visible Medicana Identity Badge in the workplace at all times.

Clinical Practice

Responsibility for patient care:

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the physical, social and psychological condition of the patient and/ or carer for admission to discharge
• To practice in accordance with professional, ethical and legal framework for nursing
• To discuss and agree short-, medium- or long-term goals, prioritise care and develop plans with the patient, family carer and health care team
• To support patients/ carers encouraging them to promote their own health and wellbeing and to express their interests and concerns
• To undertake nursing interventions consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meets patients' needs
• To provide support and care for the patient and his/ her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity

You will be able to perform the following;

• To monitor and record patient’s clinical observations including capillary blood glucose, Urinalysis, and ensuring abnormal results are reported accordingly.
• To carry out observations and monitoring and use relevant equipment safely.
• To utilise highly developed physical skills, e.g. in preparing and giving IV injections, assembling surgical equipment, and maintaining infusions.
• To maintain up to date, comprehensive and accurate records in accordance with Medicana Health Group policy/ SOPs.
• To assist patients with activities of daily living and moving and handling
• To carry out admission of patients including completion of admission documentation & risk assessments.
• To perform venepuncture and cannulation.
• To collect clinical specimens including blood samples as required.
• To undertake the recording of 12 lead ECG’s when required
• To undertake wound care dressings
• To participate in maintaining standards of hygiene, cleanliness and infection control, reporting any problems as appropriate.
• To ensure that equipment is always clean, stored safely when not in use and report faults as appropriate.
• To ensure that ward stock levels of linen, sterile supplies and stationery are maintained at all items in conjunction with the Ward Lead/ Senior Nurse
• To assist in the maintenance and safekeeping of patient property in line with Medicana Health Group policy.
• To assist in preparing patients for Pre 11am discharges (collecting TTO’s & printing discharge summaries etc.).
• To carry out administrative duties.
• To act as a patient chaperone, ensuring that privacy and dignity are maintained.

Analytical and judgmental skills:

• To undertake data collection effectively using agreed system
• To use judgmental skills to decide up on and recommend best course of action including escalation as appropriate
• Undertake initial assessments, considering their health, safety and well-being and devising and delivering care plans, where there are several options
• Analyse situations and instigate emergency procedures as required
• To monitor the effectiveness of nursing care and adjust the programmes of care where indicated

Planning and organisational skills;

• To prioritise the care requirements for identified patients
• To monitor the work and performance of junior colleagues providing constructive feedback, advice and on-going support
• To monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people
• To assist in the management and organisation of work as required
• To organise and monitor the work and performance of junior colleagues providing constructive feedback, advice and on-going support
• To monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people

Responsibilities:

• To act as a role model and support professional development of all students and junior staff
• To act as a mentor to assigned learners and support them through their competency assessments as required
• Responsibility for providing day to day co-ordination of clinical bases staff/ learners
• Report performance issues to the ward Lead
• To offer constructive views on how the existing service and teamwork can be evaluated and improved upon
• To ensure Appropriate staffing cover for emergencies over 24-hour period
• To allocate work, assess performance and provide clear feedback to team members
• To contribute to team culture positivity
• To undertake all duties having regard to the NMC ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ for the nurse, midwife and health visitor and their professional contribution to clinical governance

Service Delivery

• To ensure that all patients are welcomed and orientated to the ward & are welcomed as part of the admission process
• Provide advice and support to patients and their carer’s as required during their time spent on the ward
• Ensure that all preoperative documentation is completed, clearly documented and accurate
• To be responsible for ensuring that all the required data is collected and accurately entered onto Patient Source
• To be responsible for data quality collection within the team and where standards are not being met act and report to the Senior Nurse/ Ward Lead
• To provide clear and effective communication, both verbally and in writing, promptly referring enquires to the relevant person
• To maintain confidentiality at all times, in and out of the hospital environment
• To demonstrate an awareness of the different cultural, ethnic and religious needs
• To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital
• To be responsible with others for any specific risk management associated with the post, reporting and taking appropriate actions necessary
• To demonstrate initiative in managing own workload and maintaining clinical changes or problems and respond proactively to these
• To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within Medicana Health Group
• The post holder must act in such a way as to promote a positive image of Medicana Health Group at all times
• To undertake any other duties as compatible with the grade

Organisation

• To facilitate excellent communication within the ward by effectively disseminating all information received and suggestion and/or feeding back to the line manager
• To assist the Ward Lead/ Senior Nurse in creating and maintaining processes relating to the smooth running of the service
• To ensure the services are run to a high standard, adapting to changing requirements and service developments
• To liaise on behalf of the ward with other departments e.g. Theatres
• To ensure effective use of materials resources/supplies in consolation with senior staff
• To monitor, control and store resources/ supplies according to the requirements and specifications of the clinical environment
• To contribute to service development

Personal and Professional Development

• To adhere to and work with Policies of Medicana Health Group
• To be able to identify with support own development needs, completing a competency document and learning objectives within a specific time frame and as agreed by the Ward Lead
• To liaise with your line manager in identifying relevant training that contributes to the continued improvement within the service
• To ensure own attendance at mandatory study days and training (BLS, Manual handling etc.) as required by the Ward Lead
• To update skills and knowledge as required by Medicana Health Group
• To actively participate in annual and 6 monthly individual performance review in accordance with Medicana Health Group policy
• To share own clinical skills and teach less experienced staff
• To attend the meetings as required by the Line-manager
• On an ad-hoc basis, act as a member of working groups as delegated by the Ward lead/Senior nurse/ clinical director

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• To participate in the orientation and training of new and temporary staff as required
• To undertake training relevant to the effective performance of the role, including refresher/ update training as required
• To undertake training in relation to the role of chaperoning patients and providing basic clinical support duties clinical observations, ECG and phlebotomy
• To undertake the reading of policies and SOP’s

General

• To participate in projects, reviews and work schemes as directed by the Line Manager
• To attend relevant meeting, audit and training programs, and take notes as directed by the Line Manager
• To notify the Line Manager of organisational and or environmental problems that may compromise staff welfare and/ or patient care
• To participate in and comply with Medicana Health Group performance Review/ Appraisal System
• To adapt to and support any changes that are implemented to improve the service provided to patients
• To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• To photocopy documents for the department as required
• To undertake any other duties, appropriate to the grade as required by senior staff in the department and adapt to any changes that are implemented to improve the service we provide
• To contribute to achieving Medicana Health Groups goals and departmental objectives

Medicana Policies & Procedures

• To be fully aware of all relevant policies and SOP’s and always adhere to them. To inform line manager of any situations where policies are not adhered to or areas need urgent action

To be aware of and comply with the following:

• Date Quality
• Health and Safety Work Act
• Equal Opportunities Act
• Data Protection Act
• Information Governance
• Clinical Governance

Other Duties

• To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to always comply with the requitement of the Health and Safety Regulations
• To always ensure confidentiality, only releasing confidential information obtained during employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
• To ensure one’s own work area is kept free from hazards, that equipment is used according to instruction, that potential hazards are rectified and reported as appropriate and that accidents are reported promptly and recorded accurately in line with organisation policy
• To always promote equality of opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with Medicana Health Group Policies, to ensure that no person receives less favorable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, religion, creed, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or disability, with due regards to the promotion of diversity in the workplace
• To comply with Medicana Health Group smoking Policy
• To Undertake other duties commensurate with this band as and when requested

This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder

Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Work Location: In person