Job vacancy: Registered Nurse, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering (2024)

Job overview

We are a 14 bedded General Critical Care Unit with 2 haemodialysis beds. The Trust aims to deliver safe, high quality care and ensures a positive patient experience. As part of our team you will represent the Trust in delivering nursing care in line with the Trust Values and treat all staff/colleagues, patients, families, and visitors with respect and dignity. Working under the direction of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide and maintain effective clinical assessment to ensure that patient care is planned and evaluated.

We can offer a 12 month fixed term contract, to an experienced Registered NMC Nurse. Please apply online and clearly stating in your application your current Nursing Registration Situation and the hours you are interested in.

Standards of practice at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) are aligned to the standards set out by the Nursing & Midwifery (NMC) Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwifes (2008). Standards of practice and care, at KGH, also encompass the Chief Nursing Officer’s 6 C’s campaign and concentrate the nursing agenda on Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.

The post holder may be required to rotate through other wards and departments as required to support Trust business and patient care.

The post holder will act at all times in accordance with the NMC code and local standards of care and policies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act at all times in accordance with the NMC code and local standards of care and policies.

Key roles and responsibilities of a nurse/midwife are as follows:

• A clinical practitioner who is developing their expertise within their speciality
• An effective role model who emulates good practice and professional standards
• A motivated, dynamic practitioner who supports the ward team in striving for improvements in care and practice
• Works within own limits of competency provide a holistic package of care that meets the patients psychological, social and physical needs; as dictated by patient pathway and clinical condition
• Act responsibly as a team member and seeks help whenever necessary
• To implement relevant clinical assessment tools and risk assessments.
• To cover clinical workload and other duties in the absence of other staff of the same or lower banding.
• To be aware of safeguarding procedures, ensuring that they maintain their knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act Assessment, Deprivation of Liberty and Best Interests to ensure patients overall safety within clinical environment.
• To work effectively and communicate with the multi-disciplinary team regarding patient care notifying and escalating to them any changes in patients condition or other useful information. Contribute in effective handovers of patient care between shifts, other departments and other healthcare providers.

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

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.

• Band 5 ICU Staff Nurse (PDF, 591.4KB)
• Staff Privacy Notice (PDF, 300.3KB)

Name

Joanna Snow

Job title

Matron

Email address

[emailprotected]

Telephone number

07966549168

Additional information

Senior sisters on ICU 01536 492760