Job responsibilities

As a RGN working in PHC at Wathwood you will be required to:

Take charge of clinics and care delivery within the Primary Healthcare team, provide guidance and support to nursing teams on the wards and ensure patients receive a high standard of individualised patient care which assists their recovery.

Work within Hospital and Trust policies, procedures and protocols.

Communicate with line managers and members of the MDT.

Act as a positive role model to maintain standards in the team.

Engage in professional development.

Be keen, motivated and willing to be involved in development projects.

Support the Primary Healthcare Manager and Team Leader to achieve required standards of practice. Work within a small PHC team which currently consists of registered and unqualified staff within the department (approximately 6-8 staff) to provide physical care to a ward-based group of patients.

Support a team of visiting professionals providing specific patient care activities and clinics.

Engage in health promotion events and teaching for staff and patients.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC.
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.

Desirable

• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience

Desirable

• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Desirable

• A high level of emotional intelligence

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties

Training

Essential

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).