Staff Nurse

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a dedicated Staff Nurse to provide high-quality care for patients in an acute medical setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, delivering, and evaluating nursing care, ensuring the highest standards are maintained. This role requires current registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council and offers a competitive salary between £31,049 and £37,796 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council is essential.
• Evidence of continuing professional development is required.
• First Level Registered Nurse qualification must be held.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care.
• Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
• Document observations and communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Current/live registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council

Evidence of continuing professional development

First Level Registered Nurse

Teaching and assessing experience

Job description

Staff Nurse

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Job summary

If you are a registered nurse committed to providing the best care possible for patients who require an acute medical assessment, then this job is for you!

This is an exciting opportunity to work on LAMU within the field of Acute Medicine. We work closely with the Emergency Department and Site Team, as well as the other wards and departments across the organisation, and are responsible for initiating treatment and stabilising patients while awaiting a Specialist Ward or discharge.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to a defined patient group either within the acute hospital or community based setting. They are responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role. The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will be expected to continue with their own professional development.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualized activities of daily living and health needs.
• Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
• To support the nurse in charge with the day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service.
• To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
• To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
• To document observations, assessments, results, decisions and actions. Effectively in patients notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team and as appropriate, to carers.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
• To develop and maintain effective communication links with all levels of staff within the Trust and external agencies.
• To participate in the audit cycle of clinical practices and procedures including infection prevention & control initiatives.
• Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk e.g. vulnerable adults.
• Promote and maintain the dignity and privacy of patients at all times.
• To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and National Service Frameworks.
• To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge and accountability, clinical skills, competencies and professional awareness in accordance with re-evaluation requirements and to maintain a professional portfolio with evidence of reflective practice.
• Actively encourage service users & carers for feedback and work with the outpatient team to develop action plans to address issues.
• To promote best practice and monitor support workers practice.
• To assist in the orientation and support of new staff and students to the unit, working together as a team.
• To act as a role model and promote the Trusts STAR values.

Please see attached JD for full responsibilities

Qualifications

• Current/live registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• First Level Registered Nurse
• Qualification or experience in teaching and assessing

Experience

• Recent experience nursing patients in an acute / community setting or recently completed a Return to Nursing course
• Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge and practice after qualification and Preceptorship
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Experience within a range of patient/client care groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata