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Employer:Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Position:Staff Nurse
Salary:£31,049 – £37,796 a year
Job Types:Permanent, Full-time
Work location:Truro
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary
The Medical Day Unit is within the division of Specialty Services and Surgery. The Unit is laid out with 11 spaces. Three trolley beds and 8 reclining chairs in a treatment bay. The Unit provides care for a variety of patients from Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Renal, Clinical Sciences, Neurology, Endocrinology, Dermatology Respiratory, Hepatology and supports Research and Development.
The Unit provides therapeutic and maintenance care for patients who are planned to attend for a variety of procedures including blood tests, diagnostic investigations, blood transfusion, infusions, including biologic infusion, biopsy, drains and breath tests.
Working on this unit will provide opportunities to develop new clinical skills of phlebotomy, cannulation and drug administration, professional knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, vasculitis, neuropathy, anaemia, iron overload and endocrinology investigations or allow an individual to consolidate existing professional knowledge, and skills. It is an expectation to develop the clinical skill of cannulation within a month of employment.
Main duties of the job
MDU is a Nurse led unit assessing patients with specific protocols to ensure safe administration of planned prescribed treatments.
Preparing and administering intravenous, subcut and oral medication , cannulation and vemnsepuncture skills areb required
patients are booked on an inpatient clinic system
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people – a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school
Job responsibilities
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
● Identity Checks
● Professional registration and qualification checks
● Employment history and reference checks
● Occupational Health clearance
● Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
● Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person Specification
Essential
● level 1 registered and in date PIN number with NMC
● current registration at diploma level
● Medicine management IV administration
● Clinical Skills of cannulation and Venepuncture
Desirable
● assessing and mentoring qualification
● minimum of 6 months post registration consolidation experience
Essential
● Registered Nurse Level 1
● Current registration at diploma level
● current PIN number with NMC
Desirable
● assessing and mentoring skills
● clinical skills of cannulation and venepuncture
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website
Work Location: in person
APPLICATION PROCESS
If you’re interested in this role, check out more information on the OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE and apply now!!