Registered Nurse

REGISTERED NURSE

Cohort Recruitment

Band 5

Clyde Sector

Job Reference:0000051472N

Closing Date:18th May 2018

Dear applicant,

Thank you for your interest in working for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and for taking the time to read this candidate information pack. We hope our exciting and rewarding roles catch your imagination and that you are encouraged to apply.

As the largest Health Board in Scotland, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde plays a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, working closely with local universities and colleges. We provide a full range of acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services. The Board has an annual turnover of £3.337 billion per year. It serves a population of 1.14 million people and employs 39,286 staff.

The following is included in thisBand 5 Nurse Cohort Recruitment information pack to help you with your application:

• A guide to the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Registered Nurse Cohort recruitment programme
• A Band5 Registered Nurse person specification
• A summary of the Agenda for Changeterms and conditions
• Agenda for Change (Scotland) payscale
• The application process
• Guidance for completing your application form
• Working for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

If you have a disability or long-term health problem, the Board is committed to offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment. If you require further information or support, please contact Recruitment Services.

We very much look forward to receiving your application.

Recruitment Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: Clyde Sector

Clyde sector have a range of Band 5 registered nurse vacancies across a range of specialties on the 3 acute sites within the sector. These 3 acute sites – RoyalAlexandraHospital, InverclydeRoyalHospital and the Vale of Leven Hospital are looking for highly motivated and committed registered nurses to work within the sector. We are keen to welcome nurses with a passion for their chosen specialty and previous experience in any of these specialities is desirable although not essential.

We require enthusiastic registered nurses with a can do attitude that have the ability to work within our friendly ward teams. The nursing staff work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and pride themselves on delivering a high standard of person centred care and effective discharge planning for our patients.

The successful candidate will have a genuine desire to become part of the multi professional team and care for the patients within the chosen specialty. They will demonstrate excellent communication skills and act as role model to the rest of the team and the nursing students who are frequently placed on the ward.

Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change. Many of our clinical areas have a dedicated Nurse Educator who facilitates training on a regular basis. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen. The ward seeks to provide a friendly environment in which all team members are supported.

If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics as outlined above then this could be the post for you.

The RAH and IRH are busy district general hospitals that have the great advantage of being compact enough to enjoy close working relationships across the hospital specialties, with friendly and welcoming staff, giving a real sense of ownership and inclusion.

Our Allied Health Professional Teams are well aligned with our in-patient services, providing seven day physiotherapy and occupational therapy input. The departments are actively developing a range of specialist and advanced nursing roles such as Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Specialists, and Elderly Care Assessment Nurses, to work alongside the multi professional teams.

We welcome colleagues with new ideas and approaches to ensure our service remains fit for the future of NHS care. If you believe you meet this profile, then we look forward to your application.

Vale of LevenHospital

The Vale of Leven Hospital serves a population circa 80,000 with its catchment extending from Dumbarton to Lochgoilhead. The provision of care is complex with a number of specialities providing in patient, day case and out-patient services from the site based on a model introduced in 2010 following consultation on the Boards Vision for the Vale document. An improvement in technology, supported by the extended skills of the workforce has afforded the Board the opportunity to redesign and modernise service delivery on the site.

The model of care comprises of a Minor Injuries Unit, Medical Assessment Unit, a 12 bed Acute Receiving Unit and a 27 bed Medical Ward. Patients presenting with a variety of medical conditions are investigated and treated within the medical unit. The nursing experience is therefore extremely varied and not concentrated on one particular speciality.

There are also 41 beds across the tow Older People wardsand 1 Older Adult Day Hospital. Ward 14 specialises in stroke rehabilitation and Ward 15 in orthopaedic rehabilitation.

The Care of the Elderly directorate allows nurses to gain valuable experience whilst supporting patients and their families as they cope with multi conditions and complex issues.

Emergency Care

The service within the RAH and IRH sites have approximately 300 presentations through the Emergency Department and Medical Assessment Unit daily. The RAH and IRH have 30 Acute receiving beds within the acute medical unit that support the receiving unit. Patients are then admitted routinely or via emergency care to speciality medical wards including respiratory, rheumatology, haematology, cardiology, specialist Gastro-enterology and diabetic services.

Within Emergency Care a rotational skills programme is offered to enhance learning and retain staff members. Access to ANP and further training, Quality initiatives and patient focussed care is at the forefront of training and support. As part of the “Facing the Future together” programme our receiving unit has been nominated and won the Staff awards for Excellence in 2016 and 2017.

Medical Specialties

There are 10 Medical Specialty wards across the RAH and IRH sites and a Coronary care Unit within RAH. Patients are transferred to downstream medical specialty wards from emergency care areas to continue with investigations, ongoing treatments and rehabilitation. Medical specialties comprise of respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrine, cardiology, rheumatology and haematology wards. Medical specialties supports a rotational programme for newly qualified nurses within the RAH. This provides a valuable opportunity for enhanced learning and support to NQNs. We strive to provide patient centred care ensuring patient safety.

Older People and Stroke

The Older People and Stroke service consists of 290 inpatient beds across the 3 acute sites within the sector. There are stroke units on both the RAH and IRH sites which looks after patients with acute stroke through to rehabilitation.

The Older Peoples wards cover acute medicine for the elderly, older adult assessment unit, orthopaedic rehabilitation and general rehabilitation with an interest in movement disorder.

There are Older Adult Day Hospitals on each of the 3 sites which provide an essential interface between primary and secondary care. Managing them timeously through DayHospital is an alternative to admission in many cases.

There are a range of Clinical Nurse Specialists in Stroke, Movement Disorder, Older Peoples Mental Health along with Elderly Care Assessment Nurses and Advanced Nurse Practitioners who all form part of the wider nursing and multi professional teams to provide high quality person centred care for older people.

The RAH service also has a Practice Educator in post who provides excellent support and training tailored to both the specialty and the individual nurse to maximise learning and development within the service.

General Surgery

The General Surgical Wards within Clyde are spread across two sites, RAH and IRH. These include our new Surgical and Receiving Unit (SARU), Colorectal, Urology, Surgical Palliative Care and Same Day Admission Unit. Within the surgical specialities there are dedicated CNS services that are available to support and develop ward staff. Specialities include Colorectal cancer, Enhanced Recovery, Nutrition, Urology, Stoma and Surgical Nurse Practitioners (SNP’s).

Orthopaedics

The orthopaedic service within the sector Clyde is divided over the three acute hospital sites the RAH, IRH and VOL. The service provides elective and trauma expertise for a large demographic and includes 105 beds with the support of three fracture clinics and pre-op assessment clinics. Our service is also supported by a dynamic Trauma Liaison team who see all trauma patients to ensure pathways are met.

The wards include elective surgery with sub-speciality including foot and ankle and upper limb surgery. We also have six beds for head injury patients with 52 beds dedicated to trauma admissions. Orthopaedics support our NQN’S with a dedicated programme supported by local PEFs and our practice development team. There are excellent opportunities for nurse learning and training with our close links with UWS.

Critical care

Critical care within the Clyde sector includes ICU and HDU on the RAH site and ICU, HDU and CCU beds on the IRH site. We care for patients within critical care who require single organ support with enhanced observations up to and including more than one organ support +/- mechanical ventilation support. A varied range of specialities surgical, medical, cardiology, orthopaedic, urology and gynaecology allowing clinical exposure to a wide variety of scheduled and unscheduled care patient groups. MDT working with patient centred care planning/ delivery as our main focus to optimise our patient’s outcomes. Professional growth and development is key for all our staff with all units offering additional support of a Practice Educator. Staff are supported with a competency based workbook, mentor allocation and rotational opportunities within the critical care units. Critical care nursing is an excellent choice whether you are starting your career or wishing to further develop/enhance your learning as you develop as a nurse.

Dermatology

Dermatology is largely an ambulatory care service delivered across all NHSGG&C sites. We also have in-patient beds in QEUH within a mixed specialty shared with Acute Medicine.

We offer fantastic opportunity for development of skills and knowledge within the specialty delivering a wide range of skin care to our patients. This includes ultra violet light therapy and treatments for common skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.

Dermatology is an excellent area for career development for newly qualified and more experienced registered practitoners. We actively support staff with an extensive induction programme with a focus on developing tailor made opportunities for increasing staff skills from novice to expert. We have a regular Education Forum designed to help further build confidence and practical skills for all grades of nurses.

We are striving to make the service increasingly nurse led which allows our staff to broaden use of autonomous skills leading to being able to perform minor surgery and run independent chronic disease management clinics.

Cohort Recruitment: Band 5 Registered Nurse

Division:Acute

Directorate:Clyde Sector

Application

Closing date:Friday 18th May 2018h May 201818th May 2018

Interviews Scheduled:Wednesday 6th June2018

There are a number of current Band 5 nursing posts within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Clyde Sector. The hospitals within the Clyde Sector include:

• RoyalAlexandraHospital (RAH)
• InverclydeRoyalHospital (IRH)

The current vacancies are listedbelow. Additional vacancies may become available prior to the interview stage, which if you are shortlisted for interview, you will also be considered for.

Base / Specialty / Hours / Tenure / Manager's Name / Job Description
RAH / In Patient Theatres
2 posts / 37.5 / Permanent / Lynn Dempsey / Click here
RAH / Ward 11
2 posts / Full & part-time / Permanent / Anne Marie Boggie 0141 314 7311 / Click here
RAH / CCU
1 post / 37.5 / fixed term 1 year / Michaela McInally 0141 314 7312 / Click here
RAH / Acute Receiving
1 post / 37.5 / Permanent / Claire McPake 0141 314 7002

NHSGGC. now operate a new process - One Application/One Interview

NHSGGC adverts confirm that if shortlisted you will be invited via email to attend for interview. At the interview you will be asked for your 1st, 2nd and 3rd preference of Hospital and Specialties. If appointable at interview your application will be job matched into a vacancy, if your 1st choice is not available your application will be put on an On Hold List and will be forward to a Cohort of Lead Nurses, if they have posts in their area you will be contacted.

YOUR STATEMENT OF SUPPORT
Be sure to review the person specification in this pack to outline how you meet the requirements of a Band 5 Registered Nurse.
Please note: your statement of support must not exceed 7500 characters (including spaces). Any text over this amount will be truncated and will not be available to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Frequently Asked Questions

To see a list of Frequently Asked Questions, please click here. If your question still remains unanswered, please contact recruitment services

Person Specification

Post:Registered Nurse
Band:Band 5
Location:NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Essential / Desirable
Qualifications / Current NMC registration / Post registration qualification pertinent to specialty
Experience / Experience in care planning
Ability to construct individual care plan
Ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge and understanding of team nursing concept / 6 months experience in chosen specialty
Behavioural competencies / Good interpersonalorganisational skills
Flexibility to work within a 24hr shift system
Ability to work well within multidisciplinary team
Demonstrates a desire to work within the speciality
Good communication practices
Other / Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Commitment to continuous professional development
Strong IT skills / IV drug administration competent
Innovative and demonstrate leadership

Summary of terms and conditions

The terms and conditions of service are those approved and amended from time to time by the National Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions Agreement.

Job title / Registered Nurse
Job reference number / 0000051472N
Closing date / 18th May 2018
Vacancy enquiries to / For information specific to the post(s), see the nominated informal contact listed in the main advert. Alternatively contact NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Recruitment Service on +44 (0)141 278 2700 or email
Agenda for Change band: / Band 5
Salary / £22,440 to £29,034 per annum (pro rata where applicable). Please note candidates new to the NHS should expect to start at the entry point of the payscale shown.
Hours / (Dependant on appointment)
Base / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: Clyde Sector
Contract type / Permanent / Fixed Term dependant on appointment
Annual leave / The basic annual leave entitlement in a full year commencing 1st April to 31st March is 27 Days on appointment, rising to 29 days after five years and 33 days after 10 years. Leave entitlement is pro rata where applicable.
Superannuation / All employees are automatically enrolled it the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
Smokefree policy / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde operates a smokefree policy on all premises and grounds.
Equal opportunities / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is as an equal opportunities employer.

Agenda for Change (Scotland) pay bands and points

Point / Band 1 / Band 2 / Band 3 / Band 4 / Band 5 / Band 6 / Band 7 / Band 8 / Band 9
Range A / Range
B / Range C / Range D
1
2
3 / 16,532 / 16,532
4 / 16,929
5 / 17,344
6 / 17,760 / 17,760
7 / 18,295 / 18,295
8 / 18,903 / 18,903
9 / 19,268
10 / 19,754
11 / 20,302 / 20,302
12 / 20,727 / 20,727
13 / 21,400
14 / 22,083
15 / 22,313
16 / 22,440 / 22,440
17 / 22,910 / 22,910
18 / 23,832
19 / 24,793
20 / 25,806
21 / 26,830 / 26,830
22 / 27,911 / 27,911
23 / 29,034 / 29,034
24 / 29,923
25 / 30,967
26 / 32,013 / 32,013
27 / 33,058 / 33,058
28 / 34,234 / 34,234
29 / 35,933 / 35,933
30 / 36,979
31 / 38,155
32 / 39,461
33 / 40,833 / 40,833
34 / 42,205 / 42,205
35 / 43,903
36 / 45,602
37 / 47,562 / 47,562
38 / 49,000 / 49,000
39 / 51,482
40 / 54,356
41 / 57,232 / 57,232
42 / 58,799 / 58,799
43 / 61,412
44 / 64,287
45 / 68,599 / 68,599
46 / 70,559 / 70,559
47 / 73,499
48 / 77,092
49 / 81,011 / 81,011
50 / 84,932 / 84,932
51 / 89,008
52 / 93,280
53 / 97,758
54 / 102,450

The Application Process

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification along with the guidance notes on completing your application form. The hiring manager will shortlist an application for interview based on its content, therefore it is in your best interests to ensure you submit a fully and appropriately completed application.

You will receive confirmation that your application submission has been received when you submit your online application form. When we begin to process your application, you will receive an email from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirming receipt. If you have not received a confirmation email within 3 days working days from the closing date, please email .

We will use several methods of communication to advise you of each stage of the recruitment process this includes: email, letter, SMS text, or telephone. It is essential that you regularly check your email and your phone to see if we have been in contact with you to update you on the progress of your application. Please ensure your email account does not treat NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde email as spam or junk by adjusting the necessary settings.

Please ensure you retain a copy of the job description and person specification for the post you are applying for – you will need this to help you prepare if you are selected for interview.