Staff Nurse | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6198293/156-6148751-A |
Summary
A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for a Band 5 staff nurse to join the team on EPOC. In recognition of this you will be encouraged and supported to grow professionally to reach your goals and potential. EPOC is a 7 bedded unit with safe patient to Nurse ratios to provide the care this patient group requires. Attitude is more important than your clinical skill to care for this patient group of higher care service users. You will be supported to develop the clinical skills you require.
You will work as a skilled member of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of holistic patient centred care. You must have the ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and carers. You will need to be able communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
NURSING:
To provide the highest standard of nursing care.
To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual patients and to supervise other staff in this activity.
To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided.
To start planning discharges from admission.
To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care, following appropriate training.
To be competent in the administration of medication
PROFESSIONAL:
To act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
To maintain confidentiality surrounding the patients admission and treatment at all times.
To ensure documentation is complete and up to date, in line with NMC and Trust guidelines.
To identify own learning needs and ensure own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments.
To participate in staff appraisal and training activities.
EDUCATIONAL:
To educate patients and carers about their needs relating to their conditions.
Developing and promoting good practice.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
In carrying out these duties the employee is required to take responsible care to avoid injury or accident, which may be caused by work. These duties must be performed in accordance with the Directorate/Trust’s health & Safety Policy, which is designed to secure safety in working practice and in handling materials and equipment.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
To care for post operative patients who have undergone surgery who require higher level care. These patients have increased risk factors and more significant co-morbidities than those at ward level.
A surgical or higher care background would be advantageous but training will be provided at the bedside and in a formal manner by our ACCT education team.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024