Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Staff Nurse - Emergency Department Division: Unplanned & Integrated Care Care Group: Urgent and Emergency Care Band: 5 Salary: £24,214 - £30,112 per annum / pro rata Interview date: Thursday 9th April 2020 Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. With strong leadership the day to day experience for our teams is a great one, staff are valued, excellent quality care is provided and the passion for continuous improvement is high. Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. Our excellent benefits package includes onsite childcare facilities, various salary sacrifice schemes and a generous annual leave entitlement. Flexible working opportunities within the Trust are on the rise, giving employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work. Timewise Power 50 awards celebrate the achievements of senior business leaders who work part-time, at Medway NHS Foundation Trust we are proud that one of our very own consultant anaesthetists was recognised as Power Part-Timers 2019. As an employee at Medway NHS Foundation Trust you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best through our ‘You Are The Difference’ programme. Our departments across the Trust will give you the opportunity to utilise and enhance your talents to assist us in the development of shaping the future of Medway NHS Foundation Trust. As a department we manage the care for over 126,000 patients per year, or up to 150 ambulance arrivals per day. To meet this challenge we are increasing our nursing workforce, investing in their professional development and rebuilding our Emergency Department; all of which will improve the patient experience and the working lives of our workforce. Emergency nursing is an exciting and rewarding career; at Medway we offer an acclaimed structured support and development package for all our nursing staff. Working in a modern ED can be stressful and challenging; you will be to be resilient and hard working. We aim to deliver evidence-based and innovative care to our patients. This has recently resulted in us being Highly Commended by the British Medical Journal for our pathways and improved outcomes. We provide a structured 18-month preceptorship programme for experienced and newly qualified nurses. Following this you will have access to either undertake a BSc or MSc in Emergency Nursing. As part of our ongoing commitment to professional development we are offering a number of apprenticeships and training opportunities in Leadership and Management, Business Services, Finance, Accounting and HR, Clinical Support Work, Research and Innovation, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner alongside our in-house comprehensive clinical pathways. The Trust has also engaged with the renowned Henley Business School to be able to offer MBA, MA,BA, Executive Education, Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. All of our learning programmes will support and encourage all members to be able to apply their learning immediately back into their working life. Our hope is that the education pathways will play a key role in enabling you to challenge the practices of the past and build capability for the future. Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. We are inspiring and ambitious, respectful and supportive, open and we speak up, we are inclusive and responsible. The Trust is committed to the protection of children, young people, their families and vulnerable adults accessing its services. Promoting the message that “safeguarding is everyone’s business” is vital to ensure our patients are protected and safe from abuse. To this end you must comply with Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse. To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today. For further details / informal visits contact: Cliff Evans - ED Consultant Nurse This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications. Please note any correspondence following the application will be sent via trac.jobs and/or the Trust's Resourcing Team. We are committed to Equality of Opportunity for everyone and will guarantee an interview to any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Medway NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults and children. Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke free site. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This will ensure that the hospital is a better place to work and a better place for our patients to be treated This Local Employment Partnership Employer shares information about new starters with Jobcentre Plus, for statistical purposes only. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89940406