Junior Sister

2 months ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

The Acute Medical Unit are looking to develop five nurses into band 6 roles who wish to specialise in the following: Cardiology, Respiratory, Tissue Viability, Diabetes and Management of Deteriorating Patients. Training and support will be given to help you reach your full potential in the specialised area of your choice

We are a 73 bedded unit, 10 of those beds allocated to patients requiring higher observation. (HOBS)

These are patients transferred from the Emergency Department earlier in their pathway - in the acute phase of admission, they will require higher skilled care and treatment, therefore it is preferred applicants have skills in Emergency or Acute Medicine / Critical Care.

The beds are supported by a designated team of Medical staff and Consultant cover,

Level 1 training and opportunity to undertake Advanced Life Support will be available.

We require an enthusiastic individual with a can do attitude that has the ability to work within our friendly units and teams. You must be as passionate as we are in getting things right first time every time, Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential.

You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our ongoing development programmes. If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics as outlined in the personal specification then this could be the post for you.

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom have won awards for their work.

To deliver SAFE, PERSONAL and EFFECTIVE patient care on a daily basis. You should be an expert in all areas of nursing care from patient’s admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development. You will actively support the ward/unit manager, ensuring the effective
running of the unit in their absence. You will provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff in the delivery of evidence based patient centred care.

This will be of a high standard. You are responsible for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.

The focus for the post holder will be in the following key areas:

- Support the provision of a clean environment
- Ensuring improvements in patient outcomes and the safety, effectiveness and experience of their care
- Assist in the developing of nurse leadership, improvement, and management of services within the escalation ward area in order to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service are delivered in the most efficient and effective way.
- Treating patients with dignity and respect
- Assist the ward manager in the provision of senior nurse leadership during both regular and unsocial hours
- Assist the ward manager in ensuring all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained.
- Ensure safe and effective discharge planning.
- Supporting the delivery of the Nursing Strategy at all times.
- Be a confident role model for the junior nursing team

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