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Band 5 Staff Nurse - Gynaecology outpatients

On-site in Birmingham·Full-time·Added today (last checked 13 Oct)

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Overview

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 a year
About £2,220 - £2,640 a month after tax.
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 1 November

Skills

Nursing

The role

Job summary

Educate and prepare women for Gynaecology Outpatient procedures including colposcopy and hysteroscopy procedures.

Ensure maintenance and safe use of all equipment.

Performs clinical care for women within the outpatient clinic and providing emergency care as required.

Contributes to the fulfilment of the health promotion agenda giving advice and counselling as required.

Receives information concerning patient's history which includes sensitive issues particularly related to Gynaecology.

Participates in the efficient management of the clinical service by time-managing designated workload.

Co-ordinates the efforts of junior staff where appropriate on a shift basis and readily identifies issues taking corrective action where appropriate and reporting to senior colleagues at the earliest opportunity.

Ensures that all written communication within the service is clear concise and timely and complies with the NMC standards for records and record-keeping.

Contributes to the effective management of ward/department resources by ensuring safe storage,

Main duties of the job

Educate and prepare women for Gynaecology Outpatient procedures including colposcopy and hysteroscopy procedures.

Ensure maintenance and safe use of all equipment.

Performs clinical care for women within the outpatient clinic and providing emergency care as required.

Contributes to the fulfilment of the health promotion agenda giving advice and counselling as required.

Receives information concerning patient's history which includes sensitive issues particularly related to Gynaecology.

Participates in the efficient management of the clinical service by time-managing designated workload.

Ensures that all written communication within the service is clear concise and timely and complies with the NMC standards for records and record-keeping.

Contributes to the effective management of ward/department resources by ensuring safe storage,

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. ( Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
*Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience

Experience

Essential

*Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
*Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
* Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice
*Being an accountable professional
*Promoting health and preventing ill health
*Assessing needs and planning care
*Providing and evaluating care
*Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams -- including prioritisation and delegation skills
*Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
*Improving safety and quality of care
*Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
*Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
*Awareness of Health and Safety issues.

Desirable

*Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Professional appearance
*Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
*Positive and enthusiastic attitude
*Caring and approachable
*Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
*The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).