Band 4 Nursing Associate – General Surgery and Gastroenterology

The closing date is 3rd Aug 2023

Job summary

Band 4 Nursing Associate: Surgical --emergency/elective and Gastro

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives and we know that we need incredible staff to do this.

In Division 4, we strive to provide excellent care to our patients. To enable us to do this, we nurture, develop and value our staff. We have opportunities on all four sites and something to suit everyone for band 4 Nursing Associates.

Within Division 4, there is a range of surgical and gastroenterology wards comprising of the following specialities:

*Surgical Assessment Units at the Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands & Good Hope Hospital

*Elective & Emergency Vascular Surgery at Heartlands (ward 4)

*Elective Surgery for Urology, Colorectal, Upper GI, ENT and Maxillofacial at the Queen Elizabeth (ward 728) & Solihull Hospital (wards 12 & 15)

*Emergency General Surgery at the Queen Elizabeth (ward 621), Good Hope Hospital (ward 7 & 29), Heartlands ward 12 (emergency upper and lower GI surgery, Ward 11 (emergency ENT and urology)

*Gastroenterology at the Queen Elizabeth (ward 302), Heartlands (ward 10) & Good Hope Hospital (ward 14)

If you are looking to gain a variety of clinical experience and exposure by working in specialty wards or alternatively you would prefer to specialise in one area, then we have opportunities for you.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

We have a Divisional Clinical Educational team who alongside supportive ward staff, Clinical Nurse Specialists and multidisciplinary teams will guide you in developing and advancing your skills and knowledge in caring for a wide variety of surgical patients as well as to develop your leadership skills.

Your professional journey in Division 4 will include a comprehensive induction, preceptorship, mentoring, trust wide and specialist in-house study days and university based modules and courses. There is the opportunity to work alongside clinical nurse specialists and advanced care practitioners which can open up a variety of avenues for you to widen your clinical experience at UHB.

Development and training is further extended by support from the UHB School of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Midwifery. The school offers exciting opportunities for career growth.

Flexibility in work patterns is available to allow for a supportive work-life balance. Please enquire whether nights only, days only or certain days in the week/weekend can be accommodated. Both part and full-time posts are available.

For further information on what Division 4 can offer you, please don't hesitate to contact us on Division4RecruitmentTeam@uhb.nhs.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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;
  • Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Job description

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

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: 

Alison Stewart 

Division4RecruitmentTeam@uhb.nhs.uk 

07771344523 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 4 

Salary

£22549.00  to £24882.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-D4-NA22 

Job locations

Trustwide 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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