Staff Nurse

The post holder will be responsible for delivering high standards of care to patients and their families. In particular you will be responsible to maintain and promote a safe clinic environment.

Supporting Clinical ExcellenceDevelop evidence-based knowledge and skills in the management/strategies ofchronic pain.

Participate in nurse led clinics.

Work with the acute pain service if required.

Actively contributes to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.

Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families/carers.

Be responsible for the assessment of care needs for your patients and the development of plans of care ensuring that these are evaluated and amended as appropriate.

Actively maintain and promote a safe clinic environment.

Undertake nursing procedures and techniques in accordance with agreed Trust policies and guidelines.

Plan, develop and implement approaches to promote health and wellbeing of patients and improve their health status.

Maintain an awareness of the developments in the care and treatment of patients to be able to carry out duties competently and efficiently.

Responsible for safe supply, storage, administration, checking and disposal of medications, including controlled drugs in line with Trust policy and Nursing Midwifery Council standards.

Maintain detailed nursing documentation.

Assisting and contributing to the management and organisation of the clinical area.

Once competent in team management skills, take charge of the clinical area on a regular basis in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility or their deputy.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the supporting documents. The full person specification can be accessed under the short listing criteria of the document.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Educations, Training and Qualifications

Essential: - Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience; - Level 1 RN Adult with NMC registration

Desirable: - Counselling/coaching skills qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Desirable: - Experience of using Electronic Patient Record system; - Recording and monitoring of ECG 's; - Venepuncture and cannulation