Registered Nurse / Paramedic

We love what we do and we think you will, too! At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health, and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can, and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’. We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission, and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Registered Nurse or AHP / Paramedic to join the team at Cirencester Minor Injury & Illness Unit. Our ideal candidate will have recent experience in an acute clinical environment, and whilst this is desirable, it is not essential if transferable skills can be demonstrated. You will also have a passion and commitment to the care you deliver, hold the patient experience at the heart of your practice, and share our organisational values. You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic in your role and looking for an opportunity to join our highly skilled team of Emergency Practitioners who deliver evidence-based clinical care in our Practitioner Led Unit.

The Band 5 role includes the triage of patients using Manchester Triage and maintaining the safety of patients waiting to be assessed, whilst working alongside the Emergency Practitioners to deliver care. We see on average 50-65 patients per day presenting with a range of presentations. Cirencester Hospital has a dedicated minor injury & illness unit (MIiU) open 7 days a week, and the post holder will be required to work a full range of shifts. At present, the service runs from 08:00-20:00. As a member of the Gloucestershire NHS, the unit offers a diverse range of training opportunities and is committed to personal and service development. We also offer training with a preceptor to support the transition induction period and ongoing professional development.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity, and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys, and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunities to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses. We provide a multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme, we also offer all preceptees the opportunity to enroll and complete the Level 7 (Masters) 15-credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE), which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

Essential

• Acute / Urgent care experience
• Professional Registration
• Previous post-registration clinical experience in the ED/MIiU/Urgent care setting
• Use of PGDs

Desirable

• MIiU / ED experience
• Manchester Face-to-Face triage experience
• Teaching & Assessing Qualification

Essential

• Evidence of Professional development
• Demonstrates Core Values
• Demonstrate Team Player & Communication Skills

Desirable

• Experience of Caring for Deteriorating Patient

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Our Wellbeing line
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work, Car scheme, and discounts on travel, leisure, and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early, as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

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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.