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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About
Contact
- Address
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Whinney Heys Road
- Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 8NR
Stroke Acute Rehabilitation Nurses
Closed for applications on: 21-Oct-2023 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 21-Oct-2023 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
- Address
- Whinney Heys Road
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (fully rotational)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Stroke Hyper acute / Acute / Rehabilitation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are looking for a highly motivated and committed Band 6 nurse to work within the Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit which has strong links to the wider Integrated medical division and we welcome applicants with an interest within this specialty.
This a dual role unique to Stroke - you will be trained in how to assess individuals admitted to ED with stroke symptoms and provide a direct service to the unit via CT to provide emergency treatment (including 24 hour thrombolysis) and transfers. You will be working on a busy multi-disciplinary, 38 bedded unit and the role also requires you to support and co-ordinate patients and staff to ensure safe, effective care is provided.
This is an excellent time to join the team with the opening of the Ambulatory clinic, transition to a Hyper Acute unit and the ongoing changes and developments for Stroke services to ensure the best care is provided to our patients.
As a Trust, we recommend that individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Advert
We are highly focused upon your education, and we have specialist stroke training programmes available in-house as well as external courses for both acute and rehabilitation. Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change - our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen.
We are focused on the care that our patients receive and that their carers are given the opportunity to be involved in a range of patient educational activities. This will be supported by the Specialist stroke team.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to this population.
Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme.
If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics as outlined in the Blackpool person then this could be the post for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work as a registered nurse within a ward team within the Unscheduled Care Division.
- To prioritise and deliver nursing care and assessment as needed.
- To demonstrate high standards of care and set examples of best practise within the delivery of patient care.
- To liaise with other departments and staff to ensure that patient care is delivered.
- To ensure patients’ safety, privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- To support the nurse in charge of the ward and liaise with other departments and professionals to ensure that the needs of the ward are met.
- Following appropriate development to take charge of the ward and oversee patient admissions and transfers and the care delivered by other staff.
- To undertake such duties as from time to time determined by the Unit Manager and/or Head Nurse.
These positions are available to Student Nurses, we would also welcome applicants who are interested in a Secondment Opportunity.
Flexible Working Patterns may also be available upon discussion, such as Night Shifts or Part-time hours, please discuss at Interview stage.
Full job description and person specification are attached.
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (1st or 2nd Level)
- Willingness to undertake teaching and assessing qualification
- Willingness to undertake study in relevant speciality subject
Desirable criteria
- Post Registration qualification*
Experience & Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach peers within clinical area
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of team and ward management
- Basic I.T. skills
- Basic Life Support
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture & Cannulation skills
Management
Essential criteria
- Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
- Good time management
- Communicate at all levels
Personal
Essential criteria
- Ability to establish priorities
- Assertiveness
- Decision maker
- Problem solver
- Lateral thinker
- The ability to communicate effectively in English
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Ingham
- Job title
- Ward Manger
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 951028
- Additional information
Lisa Ingham
Ward Manager Stroke Unit
Tel: 01253 951028.
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