Bank Acute Staff Nurse

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to invite applications to join our Bank, supporting our nursing teams at Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital.

We are looking for compassionate, adaptable and reliable nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care. If you have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy working in a dynamic environment, and thrive on a challenge, we would love to hear from you.

We know flexibility matters - but so does feeling valued.

Flexible shifts - work around your lifestyle

Weekly pay - simple, reliable and convenient

Supportive teams - inclusive environments where your contribution is recognised

Make a difference - every shift directly impacts patient care

We also offer weekly pay options, allowing you to receive a portion of your earnings from shifts completed the previous week - giving you greater financial flexibility without waiting until month-end.

Be part of a team where your skills, dedication and flexibility truly make a difference to patient care across Somerset.

Apply today - we'd love to welcome you to our Bank team.

• To provide and maintain a high standard of evidence based, patient centred care.
• To demonstrate good interpersonal skills and to develop practical skills required within the speciality, whist reflecting the philosophy of care, and greater involvement of patients and their relatives/carers by using the Trusts patient and public involvement strategy.
• To demonstrate Trust values whilst delivering safe and compassionate person centred care, treating patients, service users and their family with consideration and respect.
• The post holder will be required to work flexibly and in other areas of the Trust to meet service needs.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, and not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

We work hard to make sure that inclusion is part of everything we do. We know that true inclusion means we're able to provide the best care for our patients and provide a fulfilling career for all our colleagues.

We have six active and impactful colleague networks. These networks provide a safe space for colleagues to share their experiences and learn from one another, but also influence change across our trust:

• Multicultural Network
• Women's Network
• Lived Experience Network, for colleagues living with disabilities
• Autistic Colleague Network

We offer a form of weekly pay via Wagestream. Bank Pay is an easy way to automatically get paid a percentage of the money you've already earned from any bank shifts completed the previous week. It means you don't have to wait until the end of the month for your bank shift pay, giving you more flexibility.

Don't worry - the remaining portion of your pay is set aside to make sure your tax contributions are paid in full and if your tax contributions amount to less than the money set aside you'll receive it all back at the end of each month.

• Communicates with patients, relatives and carers sensitive clinical information in a way that takes into account the level of understanding and any barriers that may have an impact on the individual receiving and understanding the information, face to face and via the telephone on a frequent daily basis.
• Communicate in an empathetic way giving reassurance and developing cooperation in achieving good outcomes on a frequent daily basis.
• Contact with multi-disciplinary team, Matrons, A.D.N, support service staff.
• Manage own time and plan and organise workload effectively.
• Contribute to the planning and organizing of any service improvements or developments.
• Make judgement when dealing with enquiries, to resolve problems for patients and staff.
• Works in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct at all times.
• Plans, implements, carries out and evaluates care given by self and other support nursing staff to patients and their relatives.
• Make decisions, following discussion with a senior member of the nursing or medical staff with regard to the clinical intervention required, based on the analysis and interpretation of complex clinical facts (such as blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, temperature and fluid balance) on a daily basis and in crisis situations.
• Take responsibility as an individual that the Trust policy for clinical incident reporting is followed.
• Support the senior Ward Sister/Matron to use the learning from incidents in a positive way to develop or change practice.
• Provide statements in response to formal complaints or resolve with patients or relatives any verbal complaints or if necessary pass on to the senior nursing staff/matron/PALS services any that cannot be resolved.
• Support the senior nursing staff to use the learning as a result of incidents and complaints and take action in a positive way to develop or change practice.
• Respond frequently to requests for information on patient conditions, bed…