Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (in line with maternity leave)
- Hours
- Part time - 11.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 388-7051250-NMC
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Ainslie Ward
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Ainslie ward at Torbay Hospital are recruiting for full and part-time Senior Healthcare Support Workers to join our fast paced Trauma and Orthopaedic ward to provide the highest achievable standard of care following the patients assessment of needs.
We are a 26 bedded trauma ward that provides you with the opportunity to work alongside our Multi-disciplinary teams to provide the highest standard of care to patients who often require surgery due to a wide range of injuries. You will work effectively and without direct supervision alongside Registered Nurses/Practitioners within the ward as required on a daily basis.
In your role, you will be supported with your development needs both from in house training and also from external courses whilst having regular supervision and appraisal to ensure you are helped to reach your maximum potential and development.
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths and encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team. #CareToJoinUsTSD
This is a fixed term contract for 1 year.
Main duties of the job
- Providing, managing and coordinating your allocated patients care needs
- Liaising and communicating with your patients NOK, family, Carer
- Supporting, mentoring students
- Administering oral/IV medications
- Admitting, carrying out assessments and discharges
- Wound care
- Observations
- Communicating efficiently and professionally both verbal and written, updating, involving your surrounding team with changes occurring throughout your shift
- Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team
Working for our organisation
The team is made up of a Senior Sister, Junior Sister's, Trauma Co-Ordinator's, Band 5 Registered Nurses, Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistant's.
We are also proud to have ward based Hotel Services and two Housekeepers. All of who work well together providing the team spirit we enjoy and feel safe with.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
We welcome you to browse our interactive booklet for information on career pathways and staff benefits with us!
Person specification
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Essential criteria
- NMC Registered (Level 1) Adult Nursing.
Desirable criteria
- Interest in or experience of specialist surgery: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of meeting revalidation, specialist surgical skills and mandatory training requirements
- Knowledge of clinical governance and how they are key in-patient safety and assessing risk
Desirable criteria
- • Awareness of the NHS plan and current initiatives that affect us particularly in the south west peninsular
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
- Rebecca Needs
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 654527
- Additional information
For an informal conversation and a look around our ward please contact me throughout the week.
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