Job summary Are you a current Band 5 Nurse working in a Band 6 capacity?
Maybe you are an existing Band 6 Nurse and seeking a new challenge or a move away from a traditional ward-based role?
Read on to see how you can support the transition of elective patients from hospital to home.After the successful opening of Solihull's Elective Surgical Hub in November 2024; planning an extra 6000 operations every year, we're looking for an additional Band 6 Nurse to join our therapy lead team.
This is an exciting time for therapy services as we take our opportunity to shape the future of the hospital, Trust, and local community.Supported by your Service and Clinical Team Lead, you will be a fundamental part of our evolving, 7-day, multi-disciplinary service - triaging and reviewing arthroplasty patients virtually or at home following acute hospital discharge.
Trauma & Orthopaedic experience is essential, as is a kind and friendly nature and a thorough grasp of what it takes to help people to the best of your ability.Sarah Hughes -- Service Team Leader enthuses 'We are all Hips and Knees!
-- and we care a great deal about the service we provide to our patients.
We are an established service supporting those who have had arthroplasty surgery.
We are passionate specialists who strive for the best'.
We can offer the role with flexibility; this can be discussed on a 1-1 basis.
Main duties of the job Success will see you utilise your sound clinical knowledge and experience as well as your excellent time management skills to work autonomously.
You will also support the management of the Wound Care Helpline, supporting the early identification of potential prosthetic joint infections.
These skills will be developed within a friendly and energetic team of physiotherapists, nurses, and therapy support workers across all disciplines.In return, we can offer you a warm and friendly welcome from the Therapies and wider Solihull Team, a starting salary of 37,338 rising to 44,962 with ongoing education and personal development.
This, along with a public sector pension, 27 days annual leave (rising with service) and the opportunity to make a difference within our communities.For further information on the role please contact Sarah Hughes, Team Lead () or call the team on 01214244713.
About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK.
Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
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Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description Job responsibilities Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration * Evidence of post registration CPD/post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6 Experience Essential * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC * Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment * Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the NMC