Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: days and nights
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (days and nights)
- Job ref
- 331-B19671025
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow in Furness
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Ward 9
NHS AfC: Band 5
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care to the local population. We are located on the edge of the beautiful Lake District.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed Registered Nurses to our family here on Ward 9 and Coniston Suite at Furness General Hospital.
Ward 9 is a busy medical ward with specialities in gastroenterology and cardiology. The ward also incorporates the 11 bedded refurbished inpatient oncology/haematology suite. We are Gold Standard accredited ward for providing high standards of care for our end of life patients and take pride in our designated maple suite.
Our team pride themselves on exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families and you can be assured of our commitment to your personal and professional development. A full preceptorship package is available to support your needs.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period (this includes bank staff). This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for qualified nurses to join our team.
As a Registered Nurse you will be:
Able to actively assess, plan, implement & evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients’ pathway.
Aware of the structure and organisation of the NHS and regulatory body's code of practice implementing this into nursing practice.
Participate in Clinical Governance by participating in auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings.
Act as mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- 1st level Registered Nurse or qualified nursing associate
- Willingness to undertake teaching qualification, mentoring/assessing qualification,
Desirable criteria
- Post registration clinical course appropriate to area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working within a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience of establishing effective communication
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in designated area
- Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff
- Experience as shift leader
SKills, ability, knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a willingness to undertake specific clinical skills appropriate to speciality
- Ability to respond to emergency situations
- Ability to work as part of Multidiscplinary team
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Up to date knowledge of professional issues
- Understanding of current NHS issues
- Experince of caring for patinets with dementia and behavioural needs
- Experience of caring for patients receiving palliative and end of life care
Desirable criteria
- Effective leadership skills
- IT skills
- Experience of safeguarding and enhanced care policy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Mclaughlin
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 403678
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