Job summary
- Main area
- Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 1 x full time post, 1 x 21 hour post
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 302-25-7275296SS
- Employer
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wrightington Hospital
- Town
- Wigan
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
We are looking to recruit 2 motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurses to join our Team work 37.5 hours per week and 21.00 hours per week.
The current working hours are Monday-Friday day shifts working 07:00-20:00, no weekends, Bank Holidays or night shifts
You will be based on Ward D/Orthopaedic Admissions Unit at Wrightington Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates duties and responsibilities will be to
- Manage the admission of patients undergoing Orthopaedic surgery.
- Provide pre and post operative care to Orthopaedic Patients.
- Facilitate Nurse-led Discharge for Day Cases.
Administer medication and effective communication with the MDT
Working for our organisation
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide dedicated skilled assistance to medical personnel within the department.
- Demonstrate the underpinning of theoretical knowledge within the clinical practice of infection control, health and safety, ethical and legal issues.
- Demonstrate adaptability of the role within departmental specialties.
- Recognise the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing high quality patient care.
- Demonstrate application of professional standards in all aspects of patient care delivery within the clinical environment.
- Responsible in ensuring the effective running of the department in the absence of the Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Manager.
- Demonstrate the ability to assess patients and act appropriately.
- Organising own time and that of junior staff and learners.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Degree/Diploma Studies
- Teaching and Assessing Course
- Specialists Skills Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the relevant speciality of which you are applying
- Experience of working independently and as a member of a team
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification experience
- Previous experience in a caring environment
- Experience of audit research
- Experience of clinical supervision
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to maintain and improve standards of care
- Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context
Desirable criteria
- Basic computer skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of research/audit
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of education/student requirements
Additional
Essential criteria
- Flexible and positive approach to work
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
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
- Ian Jones
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01257 256578
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Buckingham Row
Brick Kiln Lane
Wgan
WN1 1XX
- Telephone
- 07786529893
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