Trauma Assistant - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

NHS AfC:
Band 3

Main area

Trauma and Orthopaedics

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Grade

NHS AfC: Band 3

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 £20,330-£21,777 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

Today at 12:00Job overview

The key aspect of the role is to improve the quality of care to Trauma Orthopaedic patients.

Close involvement at all stages of the "patients journey".

You will act as a support to the Trauma Coordinator, Trauma Nurse Practitioners and Ward Nurses.

Main duties of the job

To provide our Trauma Orthopaedic patients with a safe level of high quality care.

To request bloods, perform venepuncture, cannulation and ECGs.

To escort patients to and from designated departments i.e. theatre.

To help support the Trauma Coordinator, and Trauma Nurse Practitioners on wards and in clinic.

in addition to the summary above please familiarise yourself with the full job description and personal specification documents attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation

This is a full time position providing a 7 day service in a flexible working shift pattern.

Our team consists of a Trauma Coordinator / Trauma Nurse Practitioner Team Leader, 1 Trauma Coordinator, 8 Trauma Nurse Practitioners and 3 Trauma Assistants.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To contribute to the improvement of patient care and services in the Trauma Orthopaedic department. Providing treatment to patients and to act as a support to the Trauma Coordinator and Trauma Nurse Practitioners.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

GCSE English & Maths at Grades A to C (or equivalent)
Independent in Venepuncture, Cannulation & ECG

Desirable criteria

NVQ level 2/
NVQ assessors qualification
Team building training
Conflict resolution training

Experience

Essential criteria

Current hospital experience
Experience working in a team

Desirable criteria

Customer Care training

communication and relationships

Essential criteria

Communication and interpersonal skills
Negotiation skills

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential criteria

Manages own activity to effectively
Planning and organisational skills

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.