Band 5 Staff Nurse - AMU

Job summary

Acute Medicine Good Hope Hospital staff nurse opportunities.

Do you enjoy a fast-paced environment? would you like to learn about multiple specialities in a supportive environment where training, patient and staff care is at the forefront of what we do? Then AMU/MAU/SDEC is the place for you. You will work alongside the multidisciplinary team as well as liaising with other departments and facilities, both in the hospital and community services to transfer patients to speciality areas and discharge destinations.

We have 4 units with a mixture of assessment areas and short stay beds. You will learn to take care of acutely unwell patients with complex needs within a young dynamic team. You will gain valuable experience in assessing new patients referred to the hospital by community services, as well as becoming a highly skilled nurse within our team. The trust has a well-established preceptorship program as well as we run a tailored in house training day to help you settle in to your new job.

If you would like to know more, please get in touch, informal visits are welcomed. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person centred evidence based nursing that respects and maintains dignity and human rights. They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. They will be responsible for supporting and supervising junior members of staff and students on the ward.

They will be required to work as part of a team although have the clinical skills and knowledge to work independently when required using safe and effective judgement skills.

The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their careers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work based training associated with the role.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.