About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a initiative-taking and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team within the Urology Investigations Unit to cover maternity leave for 12 months
The Urology Investigations Unit is a outpatient unit that provides a range of urology services including outpatient clinics, investigations and day case procedures and treatments.
Specialist training courses are available in order to improve staff awareness and knowledge in the specialist area.
Main duties of the job
Our patients are central to everything we do; our nurses provide high standards of care with commitment, compassion and competence.
The post holder will be involved in the planning and implementing of outpatient care for patients alongside a team of medical staff, specialist nurses and healthcare assistants.
This vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:-
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills Essential
oA team player able to work well with others & demonstrates commitment to team objectives. oEffective communication skills, both written & verbal. oEffectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work oAbility to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required
Desirable
catheterisation training
Experience Essential
oExperience working within an acute or Community setting
Qualifications Essential
Current NMC Registration Degree or Diploma in Nursing
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Friarage Hospital
Bullamoor Road
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)