Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (This post is to cover maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Occasional weekends)
- Job ref
- 292-6185879-SCC
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Margaret's Hospital
- Town
- Epping
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum (Plus 5% HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2024 17:00
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Oak Unit
NHS AfC: Band 5
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join the Oak Unit team at St Margaret's Hospital, which is a Nurse Led Urological Diagnostic & Treatment Hub for Uro-oncology and specialist urology out patient treatments and procedures. This post is to cover maternity leave on a fixed term one year contract.
Urology/ Uro-oncology experience would be desirable owing to the short term nature of the post but training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
To represent the Trust delivering nursing care to the highest and safest standards in line with the Trust Values.
Working in a busy Urology Diagnostic and Treatment Hub, providing a wide range of urological investigations and therapies, you will be working with senior clinical nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners, and medical staff in delivering predominantly nurse led clinics.
To plan, provide and maintain effective nursing care to patients/clients and their relatives. To continuously develop and enhance knowledge and skills that will directly influence consistent standards of clinical practice.
Working with the team, support the development of student nurses and junior staff, creating an atmosphere conductive to learning and practice development.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in busy surgical or urological ward
- Demonstrate knowledge of escalation and recognition of a deteriorating patient
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Uro-Oncology
- Experience of working in Out Patient setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational skills (including time management, prioritising own caseload, initiative, escalation)
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to use computer and patient administration systems
Desirable criteria
- Prior experience of using COSMIC, ICE, CERNA
Education/ Qualification
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Practice Assessor/ Supervisor or equivalent qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Garry Court
- Job title
- Oak Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 978820
- Additional information
Garry Court
Oak Unit manager
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