Staff Nurse | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Penzance, TR18 2PF |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6202793/156-6202793 |
Summary
The Aubrey Williams Renal Unit is a 10 station satellite unit of the main/acute dialysis unit at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated staff nurse to join our team.
Haemodialysis skills are preferable but not essential as in house training, linked to renal competencies will be facilitated. The candidate must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working within a small busy team.
This is a full time post 37.5 hours per week.
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 for the patient and their carers.
To act as an advocate for the patient and family, providing them with information and support and directing them to the relevant support services where appropriate.
To start planning discharges from admission, liaising with the multidisciplinary team, other departments and community services as necessary.
To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care. This includes expanded role responsibilities, following appropriate training.
To be competent in the administration of medication
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.
Please see uploaded detailed job description for this appointment; Band 5 Staff Nurse, Renal Dialysis
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024