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Job overview

The post holder is responsible as a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse to act in the best interests of patients at all times and take responsibility for own actions and decisions.  You will be responsible for planning, delivering and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. You will be required to demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy.  

The post holder will support staff in the development of clinical procedures, protocols and practice to ensure the effective delivery of service to patients within the Trust.

The role will involve rotation across other wards and settings to support and enhance competencies in supporting and caring for older people.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that the patient’s pathway through the ward is delivered efficiently and with expert clinical and effective communication skills
• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs and varying levels of complexity
• Recognises and responds appropriately to urgent and emergency situations. Ensure all emergency equipment is fit for purpose and ready to use
• To prepare, organise and instruct patients both individually and in group activities surrounding health promotion, infection control, falls prevention etc.
• Maintain clear accurate records of all patient interventions in line with Trust’s Record Keeping Standards.
• Ensure that all nursing care is provided with compassion, is of a high standard, appropriate and is consistent with clinical guidelines, is evidence based and meets individual needs.
• Perform recording of vital signs demonstrating an awareness of normal blood pressure, pulse, temperature and respiratory parameters and know how to act on results outside normal parameters
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and outside agencies on a range of matters with tact and diplomacy where the information may be sensitive, overcoming barriers to communication as they arise.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.