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.

"Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services."

Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.

Duties and responsibilities:

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.

• Assesspatients'health and wellbeing across acomplex and changing caseload.
• Assistin the delivery of care to meet individuals' health and wellbeing needs
• Provideandreceivecomplex,sensitiveorcontentious information.
• Developownknowledge and skills and that of others.
• Promotebestpracticein health and safety and security.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Contributeto 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.
• To maintain standards of infection control within the hospital and own department and to assist patients to maintain their own infection control needs
• To provide advice, guidance and support to junior staff by maintaining professional standards to ensure the delivery of high quality care
• To deputise for senior staff when required
• To meet Spire values, whilst delivering care to patients and relatives
• To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Spire Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Standards at all times
• To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
• Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received and 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.

Who we're looking for:

• 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 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
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light 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
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

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

We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going develop