Staff Nurse - Marham Ward

  • Kings Lynn
  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust
Job overview We are looking for professional, compassionate Registered Nurses to join our established and dedicated team on Marham Ward. We are a 33 bedded fast paced endocrine and medical ward. Are you willing to make a change to healthcare and patients that are in your care? Are you willing to go that extra mile for your patients and really make a difference? If you answered yes to those questions, then we want to hear from you!This vacancy is for Registered Nurses with full NMC registration in the UK. If you are an internationally trained nurse that has not passed their OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) you will not be considered for this role and will be automatically rejected, so please do not apply. Main duties of the job As a Registered Nurse you will work with all members of the Ward/Department clinical team and within the multi-disciplinary framework.You will maintain a high standard of patient care under the direction of the Ward/Department Sister/Charge Nurse, taking the lead in clinical areas when competent, in the absence of a senior member of staff.This role requires you to practice and adopt the National 6 C’s which are Care, Compassion, Communication, Commitment, Competence and Courage. The 6Cs of Nursing stand for the professional values and behaviours and commitment to always deliver excellent care to our patients. Working for our organisation The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures). Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this exciting opportunity. Person specification Qualifications/training and professional development Essential criteria Registered Nurse with the UK NMCDegree/Diploma in Nursing or equivalent Desirable criteria Teaching and Assessing qualificationUndertaken mentorship training Experience Essential criteria Relevant experience of looking after patients in a healthcare environmentClinical Governance experienceRisk Management experience Desirable criteria Relevant Post-Registration clinical experience in endocrine Skills, abilities, and knowledge Essential criteria Ability to work as part of a teamAbility to provide holistic nursing careAbility to use basic IT skillsKnowledge of professional issues in nursing incorporating NMC and IPACAccurate documentation with attention to detail Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including: Flexible working opportunitiesFree counselling serviceNHS Pension schemeAccess to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or MenopauseFree parking for all staff until March 2024 Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks. We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident. Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff shoulld be computer literate.Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.