Acute Medical Short Stay

3 months ago

Coventry, United Kingdom University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced nurse to join the Acute Medical Short Stay (AMSS) leadership team. AMSS's leadership team are responsible for continually aiming for high standards of care and supporting the nursing team. You will be supported with your professional development and offer guidance for your career goals.

AMSS is a 37 bed short stay ward making up part of the co-located Acute Medicine Footprint which is part of the Emergency Medicine group and consists of the Medical Assessment Unit, Same Day Emergency Care, Acute Frailty Unit and our Short Stay Ward. We are Acute Medical service for a large variety of patients and conditions.

To maintain the highest quality of care and treatment for everyone we involve a number of professional teams in our work including the medical, nursing, therapies ,pharmacy and administrative teams.

We have the benefits of an exclusive Practice Development team who will be on hand to support you and enhance your skillset and knowledge. We hold Acute Meidicne Specific study days for all our workforce. We offer opportunity to support your career aspirations and succession plans.

*Interviews for this post are due to take place 1st October 2024*

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to coordinate the ward and work clinically. An understanding of the operational demands and clinical pressures are essential whilst maintaining quality of care and patient safety.

Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.

Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.

A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited, involving patients and users.

Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource, and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate.

Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.

Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required.

Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.

Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate in an unexpected event.

Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.

Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy signed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.

Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

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