Band 5 Staff Nurse - Thoracic Surgery

Job summary

Are you enthusiastic about your nursing career and developing your skills?

Do you believe providing excellent care and getting the basics right is important?

If so, we may have the job for you.

This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site

We are currently recruiting for band 5 nurses to work on our thoracic surgical ward, to care for mixed thoracic surgery patients and respiratory medical patients. The patients we care for are any age above 18 whom have a range of illnesses including lung cancer, chest wall cancer, plural effusion, rib fractures, pneumothorax and airway conditions. These cases are nursed on the level 2 post op ward base area.

This fast paced mixed respiratory ward will give you the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge, gain competencies in HDU nursing including care of arterial lines, blood gases, chest drains, complex airways, nerve blocks, epidurals, pain management and so much more. With the support of senior staff, thoracic nurse specialists and critical care outreach, we aim to keep our nurses up to date with the latest practice, training and skills.

The Thoracic Surgical department is has recently moved Queen Elizabeth Hospital, from Heartlands Hospital. It is one of the largest Tertiary Thoracic units within the UK; serving a population of 6 million and covering the Greater West Midlands region.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

We receive support from our acute 'outreach' nurses, and also have a number of specialist nurses within

the specialty who assist with the care of these patients. QEHB is a fast growing trust which values the

education and professional development of its staff, the surgical wards are educationally supported by a

professional development nurse helping to ensure all staff are trained in an appropriate and timely

manner to suit their individual requirements.

There will be opportunity for additional support to function within this role by attending the HDU study day amongst other courses provided.

We are a dedicated team with the drive and resources to deliver high standards of care to all our patients.

Good team work and communication is essential as we work with a mixture of specialist nursing teams,

medics and therapists.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register

*Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Experience

Essential

*Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months )

*Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence

*Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others

*Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment

*Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct

*Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge

*Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context

*Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity

*Awareness of health and safety issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Sarah Andrews 

01213717309