Job overview

We have a very exciting opportunity for Band 5 Registered Nurses to come and work within our passionate team here on Ward F7, where we believe that an open, honest, approachable and transparent environment, together with amazing teamwork is the key to happy staff and good, safe patient care.

F7 is a fast paced, 34 bedded Short Stay Acute Medical Ward, responsible for maximising patient flow within the hospital. We receive patients from the Acute Assessment Unit and Emergency Department with a diverse range of medical conditions.

F7 is also one of the designated ward areas for Non-Invasive Ventilation, High Flow Oxygen and Chest Drains and as a Registered Nurse on F7, you will have the opportunity to undertake training in these skills in order to care for these patients.

We strongly believe in encouraging staff members to meet their full potential and support growth and development of all of our staff.

We believe that compassionate leadership and good communication is vital in creating a strong, close ward team, promoting teamwork and best, safe, quality care for our patients.

This is a part time, fixed term post, rotating between 12-hour days and nights shifts. 

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Registered Nurse on F7, you will be expected to:

·         Deliver, safe, quality care to all patients through a process of assessment planning, implementing and evaluating care given

·         Deliver high standards of care based on evidenced based practice and abiding by hospital policies

·         Support junior staff, acting as a role model

·         Use your own initiative and working independently, within the boundaries of your own existing knowledge, skill and competency level and job description

·         Use effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team within the clinical environment and wider Hospital Trust and community

·         Provide open and effective communication with patients and their families

·         Update and develop own knowledge, professional practice and clinical skills

·         Have full UK NMC Registration and PIN number and ready to work as a Band 5 at interview

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?