Staff Nurse - Pilgrim Emergency Department - Band 5

We are looking for experienced Band 5 registrants, both adult and paediatric trained, to join a team of hard-working nurses who can deliver care of a high standard across all streams within the emergency department. The Emergency department sees 58,000 new patients each year and provide a demanding and challenging environment in which to work.

Duties for this post will include clinical duties such as assessing, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care and supporting colleagues in providing care provision. Band 5 Nurses will be given the opportunity to work towards their RCN level one and two emergency nursing competences.

Working with and leading the multi-disciplinary team, you will need to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to motivate and manage, adapting to rapidly changing situations.

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Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Qualifications

Desirable: - Specific CPD modules relevant to specific field.

Skills/Competencies

Desirable: - Extended clinical competencies that are transferrable to a community/acute setting

Knowledge

Essential: - Community/acute pathways of care; - Standards of proficiencies for registered nurse

Expereince

Essential: - Decision making, prioritisation and delegation skills; - Autonomous practice in Nursing

Desirable: - Nursing in an acute/community experience

Special attributes/specific requirements

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Be an advocate and role more of the group values