Permanent Jobs in Ashton under lyne%2C tameside

Job summary

Staff Nurse - Band 5

An amazing chance to work within the Paediatric Emergency Department at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS foundation Trust.

We work hard as a team to provide the best care to all our patients. We have plenty of opportunities for learning and development within the role as a Band 5 staff nurse.

To assess, plan, implement, evaluate and provide high quality patient care, supporting in the provision of clinical expertise, while working effectively as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team.

To manage a caseloads of patient within defined clinical areas.

To always act in a manner consistent with the Trust Values and NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his / her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To lead, support, supervise and teach staff where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The Emergency Department at Tameside General Hospital provides a 24-hour service. The Emergency Department currently sees nearly 95,000 new patients per year including Paediatrics. The Department is part of the Urgent Care family, which also includes Acute and Integrated Assessment Unit, Same Day Emergency Care and a co-located urgent treatment centre.

Why not use the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and this new decade to make your next and best career move by joining us as a Staff Nurse.

As a Staff Nurse we commit to you having a personal development plan and access to mentorship. This is your chance to work in an inclusive forward thinking organisation focused on population health, patient and service user safety and experience.

We want talented people from all backgrounds to choose to join our diverse teams, and so we will support your work-life balance with flexible and agile working options.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside and Glossop.

We provide a range of high quality services both within the hospital and across our local community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health and care partners.

We have a clear set of values and behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate and these are :

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.

The person specification detailed below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Desirable

Experience

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Knowledge

Essential