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Job summary

Main area
Accident and Emergency
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Various
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Per annum, Pro-rata)
Job ref
236-OCO-NM407-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oldham Care Organisation
Town
Oldham
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Qualified Staff Nurse - Accident & Emergency

Band 5

Job overview

We are looking for  Paediatric Registered Nurses to join our growing team at Oldham ED. We have recently opened the new area of our paediatric area within ED and looking to expand our team.

Are you a registered nurse looking for a new challenge or the next step in your career? 

As the Healthier Together plans continue across Greater Manchester the Oldham Care Organisation is planned to play a crucial role and the Royal Oldham Hospital has been identified as a red/hub hospital for the area.

Our friendly, supportive and patient focused team is led by a team of Band 7 Senior Sister’s supported by the Emergency Department Lead Nurse.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for highly motivated Registered Paediatric Nurses who are hardworking, passionate about delivering high quality, safe care and keen to develop their clinical skills. Successful applicants will also possess excellent communication skills and their written documentation will be of a high standard. On appointment you will be allocated a mentor and 4 week supernumerary period to facilitate your induction to the department. You will be encouraged to continue your professional development via in house and Trust training and Link Nurse opportunities.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
• An excellent induction programme
• Wide variety of learning and development opportunities including in-house training
• Link Nurse opportunities
• Support from senior nurses in your future career
• Flexible working – a variety of shift patterns on both days and nights are available
• Exposure to a large variety of paediatric and emergency specialties

 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

YOUR VALUED CONTRIBUTION
We are looking for enthusiastic, patient focussed nurses who are able to work within a team setting to deliver exceptional care to our patients. An ability to think and act quickly as well as being adaptable to changing situations will be of benefit in our fast paced environment.

We’d welcome the opportunity to talk informally with you to show you what working with our brilliant teams could mean for your future career.

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.

If you are a newly qualified nurse / ODP / midwife we will pay your first years NMC / HCPC registration fee as well as pay you at Band 4 until you receive you NMC / HCPC PIN.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk 

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:  https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Adult / Children
  • Degree / diploma in nursing studies(or equivalent nursing qualification and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
  • Evidence of involvement in teaching
  • Evidence of mentorship qualification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to co-ordinate workload and supervisDemonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge e members of the team
  • IT Skills
  • Communicates succinctly, clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
  • Be an effective team member who is able to relate to colleagues at all levels of the Trust with tact and diplomacy
  • Ability to coordinate your workload and supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of the use of clinical systems
  • Demonstrate initiative to proactively problem solve with a solution focus
  • Ability to use reflective practice, to continuously improve the standard of patient care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Morrow
Job title
Senior Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 656 1936
Additional information

For any enquiries please contact Senior Sister Charlotte Morrow 

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