Staff Nurse - AECU

Job Overview

Our ambulatory emergency care Unit (AECU) or Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services provide same-day review for patients with urgent or emergency health problems without the need for attendance in A&E or, where possible, hospital admission.

Same Day Emergency Care: A one-stop service aimed to assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and discharge to GP, referred for urgent medical specialist input or admit all on the same day

At our Wexham Site we have a Band 5 Vacancy for a enthusiastic nurse who has a willingness to learn and work as a team member.

We are looking for Full time of Part hours.

We have a 7 days a week service (Mon-Sun).

Monday to Friday 08am- 21.00pm and Sat & Sun 09-21.00pm

Purpose Of Job

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses, Emergency Care Assistants and Admin Staff and be responsible for the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating of nursing care within Ambulatory Emergency Care.

Main duties of the job

• KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES: To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care with minimal supervision.
• To implement and be responsible for maintaining high standards of patient care.
• To carry out all administrative and nursing duties as delegated by the team leader and senior sister.
• To organise and deploy staff according to their competence to meet patients’ needs.
• To demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within the ward environment
• To refer to other disciplines utilising the Trusts electronic systems i.e. “Patient Centre” and "real time”.
• To assist in promotion of health.
• To act in accordance with policies and nursing procedures as per Trust policy.
• To co-ordinate the team/ward in absence of the team leader or senior sister.
• To ensure confidentiality of patient records and high standards of nursing documentation.
• To be aware of the complaints procedure and be able to apply it as needed.
• To escalate as appropriate any untoward incidents, complaints and ward/staff issues.
• To participate in ongoing clinical supervision.
• To maintain own personal portfolio/profile and to take responsibility for annual updates on current legislative/hospital issues.
• To ensure all training undertaken is evaluated to determine its effectiveness in practice and to ensure all objectives have been met.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse (current or pending)
• Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development.
• Working towards gaining a mentorship course
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching certificate, Slip, Mentorship preparation for healthcare professionals.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Pre or Post Reg experience in Ambulatory care, Acute care setting or similar.
• Self-motivated and uses own initiative.
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in assessments and triage of patients
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations.
• Ability to manage change within the working environment.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in assessments and triage of patients
  
  

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• To work in other areas of the department when required.
• Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required.
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

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