Bank Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse - Leicester / Oadby - Bank / Ad Hoc Shifts - Spire Leicester Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the Bank team.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that standards of patient care are consistently maintained at all times in accordance with agreed operational policies and procedures as a skilled member of the nursing team, ensuring a clean and safe environment; to promote and safeguard the well being and interests of all patients, employees and visitors; to assist Senior Staff in their management of clinical departments and to provide effective leadership and management in their absence.

Job responsibilities

• Assess patients' health and well being across a complex and changing caseload.
• Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and well being needs.
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
• Develop own knowledge and skills and that of others.
• Promote best practice in health and safety and security.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Contribute to quality improvement.
• Promote people's equality, diversity and rights.
• Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
• Maintain infection control within the hospital and own department and assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to junior staff by maintaining professional standards to ensure delivery of high quality care.
• Deputise for senior staff when required.
• Meet Spire values while delivering care to patients and relatives.
• Adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Spire policies, procedures, protocols and standards at all times.
• Ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
• Provide and receive patient information, ensuring it is recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Spire policies.
• Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Previous nursing experience.
• Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by professional and clinical knowledge.
• Possess the mandatory training requirements for the role, including infection control and health and safety competencies.
• Basic workload / shift management.
• Able to demonstrate the principles of accountable practice.
• Knowledge of appropriate standards and external bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission.

Bank Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly.
• Competitive rates to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
• Free on site car park saves an average of £50 per month.
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension.
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts.
• Smartspending discounts via "Spire for You".
• Wellbeing centre access via "Spire for You".
• Free uniform.
• Free DBS.
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates.
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts.
• Support and guidance from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team.

Our Values

• Driving clinical excellence.
• Doing the right thing.
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple.
• Delivering on our promises.
• Succeeding and celebrating together.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence set Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

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.