Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7576157-M
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - F12
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
F12 is an 8 bedded Isolation unit with all single side rooms.
You would be managing a team of 8 patients with a variety of Isolation needs
F12 is a great starting point in a nursing career, a place to establish good nursing skills / task
Main duties of the job
For full details of the job role and person specification, please see attached Job Description.
STAFF CAR PARKING
Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 – 18:30.
For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital. Details of the bus timetable can be found in the on-line starter pack on the West Suffolk Hospital website.
This parking restriction does not apply if an individual is required to work on a weekend or if they are required to complete “on call” duties within their role.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the job role and person specification, please see attached Job Description.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NMC Registration or Newly Qualified
- • BLS trained
- • Preparation for Mentorship
Desirable criteria
- • ILS trained
- • A1 Assessor course
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Willingness to share knowledge
- • Demonstrates experience managing deteriorating patients
- • Awareness of current political/professional issues
- • Demonstrates awareness of the 6C’s, Trust values and Patients First Service Standards
- • Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean
- • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
- • Previous acute experience within the NHS
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- • Ability to work to clear guidelines and within role boundaries
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Proficient IT skills
- • Proficient in accurate, objective documentation and clinical hand- over of patients
- • Communicates clearly in writing and verbally
- • Accurate with attention to detail
- • Able to recognise and manage deteriorating patients and to escalate concerns
- • Proficient with E-Care
- • IV Drug administration trained
- • Venipuncture competent
- • Cannulation competent
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of Ambulatory Care same day emergency care Centre and clinical pathways
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- • Team worker, who is able to prioritise effectively
- • Awareness of own limitations
- • Ability to use initiative, referring key decisions as appropriate and understanding aim limitations
- • Polite, respectful and professional attitude and behaviors towards staff members, patients and relatives
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Bugg
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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