Job summary

An exciting job opportunity has arisen within the Gynaecology nursing team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for a band 5 staff nurse who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, friendly, kind and has a passion for women's health to join our team on the Emergency Gynaecology Assessment Unit and inpatient gynaecology. We provide a high-quality, 24 : 7 gynaecology emergency service for women across Worcestershire, alongside elective surgery. We have a friendly and skilled nursing team and work closely with the medics to provide services. Our team will support you as you provide clinically excellent and compassionate care. This is an interesting, varied and emotionally demanding area of nursing which is hugely rewarding and we are keen to help you develop to your full potential in this appealing role. You will need excellent communication skills to engage with patients and colleagues at all levels and will be encouraged to develop your skills, knowledge and leadership within the field of Gynaecology.

Gynaecology services at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are offered across our three hospital sites at Worcester, Kidderminster and Redditch.

This role will be primarily based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital however you may be requested to travel countywide to support the gynaecology services on other sites very occasionally. Shifts will involve a variety of long days (0700-1930h) and nights 1900-0730h).

Main duties of the job

Using your clinical experience and skills you will work with your team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care within the framework of team nursing.

Acting with compassion, you will put patients at the centre of all you do.

You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.

You will communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality patient care.

You will show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness.

You will provide supervision, support, and education to unqualified staff and students

This role will require you to work variable hours in order to fulfil the needs of the service.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple :

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties

You will develop, implement and evaluate the programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient.

You will safeguard vulnerable adults.

You will participate in preceptorship programmes as appropriate and act as a facilitator / mentor / preceptor / role model to less experienced staff.

You will educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified, including information on adopting a healthier lifestyle.

You will complete patient documentation correctly and contemporaneously.

You will communicate effectively with patients carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.

You will assist in the training and development of student nurses and health care assistants and complete training as required.

You will contribute to research and development programmes within the Unit.

You will contribute to the setting and monitoring of measurable standards of care and be accountable for maintaining standards.

You will participate in the handling of complaints in accordance with Trust policy.

You will maintain a safe clean environment and ensure all appropriate general risk assessments are carried out within 24hrs of admission, you will document and plan care accordingly manual handling, pressure risk, slips trips and falls, nutrition and safeguarding.

You will show an awareness of budgeting, exercise care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment.

You will assist in the assessment of staffing requirements, report problems to the appropriate manager.

In the absence of a more senior member of staff and as part of your development, with support, will be able to undertake clinical / shift management within the department.

Other Job Requirements :

The post holder may occasionally be required to work across other areas of the Trust including Worcestershire Royal Hospital, The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch and Kidderminster Treatment Centre.

Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks and wear appropriate protective equipment.

Prepared and able to work variable shift pattern long days, nights over 7 days of the week.

Awareness of self-presentation to patients and relatives.

Professional :

Adhere to the Trust Uniform and dress code policy

Responsible, as a qualified nurse, for the control and administration of drugs within the regulations outlined in Worcester Acute Hospital NHS Trust Medicines policy and the NMC, and attends the Medicine management course.

Participate in unit projects, enhancing the standards of care.

Assist in the updating of professional practice / procedures in line with current research

Contribute to the learning environment conductive for nursing students and other staff in training.

Maintain own personal and professional development.

Ensure the requirements for the NMC revalidation are met in a timely manner.

Skills and Abilities :

Essential

You will have excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.

You will be able to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately

You will follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures

You will communicate effectively through written and verbal formats

You will problem-solve and be flexible to change due to the demands of the service.

You will mentor and provide effective support to unregistered staff and students

You will identify and manage risk

You will show determination and tenacity in challenging situations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Desirable

Personal Qualities

Essential