Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - MSSU
Band 5
Job overview
We are recruiting for Staff Nurses to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses, Emergency Care Assistants and Admin Staff and be responsible for the assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating of nursing care within the department.
You will be responsible for supporting and supervising junior members of staff and students on the ward. You will be required to work as part of a team and also have the clinical skills and knowledge to work independently when required using safe and affective judgement skills.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership for the assessment of patient needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, which are evidence based, utilising all available resources taking into consideration the lifestyle, gender and cultural background and ensure involvement with the patient, carers, and significant others.
>Provide clinical care to patients undergoing assessment and treatment
>Maintain records in line with NMC guidelines for records and record keeping.
>Practice within the Legal & Ethical framework as established by Nursing & Midwifery Council(NMC)and national & local legislation to ensure patients interest and well being are met.
>Empower patients to take responsibility for their health , well-being and future lifestyle by practising in an open transparent and inclusive manner thereby ensuring patients have the relevant information to participate in decisions about their care.
>Promote and support innovation in clinical practice
>Undertake education and training specific to the clinical area.
> Demonstrate own professional development
> Support the Senior Charge Nurse in the affective management of resources including stores supplies, pharmacy and maintenance of equipment
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- Current (or pending) NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- ILS completed or pending
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Able to administer IV medications and insert catheters
Experience
Essential criteria
- Willingness to learn
- Working as part of team in fast paced environment
- Awareness of current issues in acute medical care
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in care of managing patients with chronic medical problems
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Able to work flexible shift patterns, weekends, nights and bank holiday
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melusi Hadebe
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07500604701
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