Job Description
Job summary We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic nurses to join our team. The successful candidate will be a team leader, providing clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the department. You will support the Ward Manager and your colleagues to achieve a high standard of patient care and take charge of the ward on a regular basis. We will also look to you to act as a role model in supporting and developing junior members of the team. The applicant must be competent in the assessment and delivery ward based care. This role requires, weekend, night, bank holiday working. Main duties of the job We are looking for a individuals with strong core clinical and leadership experience who can demonstrate working within the Multi-professional practice and can drive our ambitious vision to do things differently for our patients, challenge current processes for service improvement and support our teams to transform how we deliver care. Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times. Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur. A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development. Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated. Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate. About us University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire ( By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values. Job description Job responsibilities Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate in an unexpected event.Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to the trusts standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.For further details please see the attached job description. Person Specification Qualifications Essential See supporting documents Desirable See supporting documents Experience Essential See supporting documents Desirable See supporting documents Skills Essential See supporting documents Desirable See supporting documents Knowledge Essential See supporting documents Desirable See supporting documents