Ward Staff Nurse in Beccles

We have an exciting vacancy for a Registered Nurse (band 5) based in Beccles, Suffolk in our Intermediate Care Centre (ICC) providing rehabilitation and Specialist Palliative Care services to patients in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. Our aims are to reduce acute hospital admission and facilitate early discharge for our patients by utilising the skills of the multidisciplinary skilled team of nurses and therapists permanently attached to the centre. The ICC also has 6 consultant led Specialist Palliative Care beds which provide intensive symptom control and management to allow patients to maintain the best quality of life possible.

The post holder will provide a high standard of care as part of a multi-disciplinary team to patients within the intermediate care service. The post holder will be working as an autonomous practitioner applying a high level of clinical reasoning to ensure that individualised care is delivered safely. The postholder will work 11.5 hour shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

Main Duties

• The role of the Registered Nurse is to work with the multi professional team and the Nurse in Charge contributing to the on-going assessment, providing and monitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s).
• They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.
• The Nurse has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person centered care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings.
• Registered Nurses are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
• Contribute to, support and promote ECCH's strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive and reactive services.
• Discuss all treatment options with sensitivity, knowledge and expertise, and to act as a patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.
• Actively manage the patient's admission, involving clinical experts when relevant, to advise in the treatment plan.
• Proactive discharge management, ensuring patients are consulted and proper management of situations where patients need assistance in decision making.
• Act as a resource for other health and social care professionals on matters relating to nursing.
• Proactive participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Take charge of the service and/or site in the absence of a Sister/Charge Nurse, accepting responsibility during this time to lead the team and maintain a safe environment.
• To act as an effective role model to other staff, being clear about expectations and ensuring that safe patient care is central to all activities.
• To provide complex information to the patients, clinicians and other agencies to assist in decision-making, using persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills.
• Participate in clinical supervision within the team as required.
• Participate and maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities for education and development in the clinical area.
• Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical risk assessment and clinical audit.
• Contribute to an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.
• Contribute to change and innovation within the ward.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based cost-effective care.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues to contribute to the development of care pathways for patients requiring a range of healthcare needs.
• Work with patients towards self-care and independence utilising health coaching techniques.
• Contribute to the review of current policies/protocols/guidelines and the development of clinical pathways and outcomes for inpatients.
• Contribute to supporting evidence to meet the Care Quality Commission (CQC) fundamental standards.
• Plan and organise a range of complex clinical activities to ensure best practice is delivered to patients in your delegated area of responsibility.
• Take responsibility for own personal and professional development; maintain competence, knowledge and skills commensurate with role.
• Be wholly accountable for practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence and ensure all aspects of professional behaviour as required within professional code are followed at all times.
• Maintain legible, accurate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with ECCH Policy and Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for record keeping.
• Take responsibility to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy, Fire and Environmental Waste Regulations.
• Be responsible for understanding, following and implementing ECCH policies and procedures.
• Ensure own compliance with ECCH risk management systems, proactively identifying risk, reporting and managing risk within area of responsibility.
• Take responsibility for the cost-effective management and safe use of clinical equipment.
• Contribute to the effective use of resources.
• Contribute to the evaluation of training programmes to support patients and carers gain the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain independence.

Values and Signature Behaviours

All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role. Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone. Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture.

Person Specification

• Experience

• Essential: Working as a Registered Nurse in a hospital setting
• Desirable: Evidence of experience working within a community hospital setting, Evidence of experience working within a secondary care environment, Evidence of experience working to improve clinical practice, Evidence of experience working with a case management approach to care

• Personal Attributes

• Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Excellent organisational skills and good time management, Ability to communicate appropriately to a wide variety of people, Ability to work on own initiative and autonomously, Use of a computer to access emails, use of internet, Willing to work flexible hours/location to accommodate the needs of the service this includes internal rotation (days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays), Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours.

• Qualifications

• Essential: Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Nursing to enable NMC registration, Evidence of continued professional development and a professional portfolio
• Desirable: Mentorship/teaching and Assessing Course (ENB 998) or equivalent, Working towards, or keen to undertake further study, Health related degree

• Skills and Knowledge

• Essential: Enthusiastic and committed to individualised goal directed care, Willing to challenge poor practice, Understanding of all aspect of clinical governance appropriate to level of experience including a base knowledge of the CQC fundamental standards, To be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing needs of patients, Professional knowledge of nursing care, current trends, Ability to prioritise and delegate workload, Act on unplanned situations utilising appropriate clinical judgement, Must have an understanding of the legal and ethical issues pertaining to nursing, Able to undertake phlebotomy, cannulation and the administration of intravenous therapy/blood transfusions, Ability to complete Systm one training in order to comply with the record keeping requirements of the role.
• Desirable: Evidence of further study relating to end-of-life care or specialist palliative care nursing.

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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC, Beccles Hospital, St. Marys Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NQ. Website: https://www.ecch.org/