Staff Nurse - WHU
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustJob overview
The Women’s Health Unit at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is seeking to recruit a motivated Staff Nurse who is passionate about women’s health and well-being.
Previous experience in a gynaecology setting would be an advantage.
We currently open 7am – 10pm daily and your working pattern will reflect the diverse range of care, procedures and treatments we offer. These include caring for women undergoing gynaecology day case procedures, termination of pregnancy, early pregnancy loss, early pregnancy assessment, and emergency gynaecology assessment.
It also encompasses the out-patient gynaecology service. Within this out-patient service there are specialist clinics providing Colposcopy, Hysteroscopy, Urodynamics and out-patient treatments such as Novasure.
This is an exciting opportunity, and we want to hear from you if you are keen to join our team. You will be supported with a comprehensive induction programme and continued support.
This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
For informal enquiries or to arrange a visit please contact the Women’s Health Unit Ward Leader on 01246 512466.
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The post holder is responsible for the delivery of holistic, high quality, evidence-based care to patients accessing the gynaecology and early pregnancy services provided on the Women’s Health Unit. The post holder must be able to work without direct supervision and will be expected to undertake clinical procedures and extended roles, as indicated by service needs. Support and training will be provided, where required.
The post holder will work autonomously and as part of the multi-professional team. They will be expected to take charge of the Women’s Health Unit, after their induction period and will ensure the appropriate use and allocation of resources.
Working for our organisation
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 4,200 staff and good financial control and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC.
We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Undertake total care of allocated patients, to include admissions, discharges, observations, clinical procedures, pre and postoperative care and advice on health promotion to both patients and their relatives.
Work within the early pregnancy assessment clinic, assessing patients attending with early pregnancy complications. This may involve caring and administering medications for the termination of pregnancy. Be involved in the planning of care in conjunction with protocols and policies.
Ensure an excellent standard of contemporaneous record keeping related to patient care, both written and electronic.
Contribute towards a safe environment for patients, staff, and members of the public, reporting any accidents and untoward occurrences to the Ward Leader.
Be involved in audit and research.
Have a working understanding of referral processes related to Safeguarding, The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Assessment.
Maintain close, effective communication with other staff in the multi-professional team, and report changes in condition to the appropriate staff immediately.
Establish effective communication with patients and their relatives, ensuring that they are informed of their condition, progress and after care arrangements as necessary.
Be familiar with and adhere to Nursing Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
Adhere strictly to the produce laid down for the custody, checking, and administration of all drugs, reporting any discrepancies immediately to the WHU Ward Leader.
Ensure that there is effective liaison with Support Services within primary and secondary care, to provide continuity of care following discharge of patients from hospital.
Undertake other Duties as requested by the Ward Leader for WHU.
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.