Registered Nurse Associate - Ward C10 | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | Blackburn, BB2 3HH |
| Company: | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6341600/435-MEC-082-24-A |
Summary
Ward C10 is a 22 bedded Non-Invasive Ventilation and Complex Respiratory Ward which cares for patients with acute and chronic lung disease using Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for our COPD patients.
We are looking for a motivated individual that thrives in a fast paced environment, willing to develop your communication skills that will be used to engage, inspire and motivate both your colleagues and patients in this exciting and challenging clinical area.
You will demonstrate a passion for improving the patient and relative experience for those patients who have to deal with the diagnosis and treatments of these potential life limiting illnesses. You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training to enhance pre-existing knowledge and ensure research based practice. Good time management skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise your workload and in return we will enable you to develop your clinical and leadership skills with the support from the Senior Nursing team on Ward C10, the Respiratory Directorate and within the Medical and Emergency Care Division
• Support the provision of a clean environment
• Ensuring improvements in patient outcomes and the safety, effectiveness and experience of their care
• Ensuring best practice in infection control
• Treating patients with dignity and respect
• Assist the senior nursing team in ensuring all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained.
• Ensure safe and effective discharge planning
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
• Able to take on board new ideas, skills & Knowledge
• Ability to problem solve
• Able to manage the care for a group of people and prioritise workload with minimal supervision.
• Able to write basic reports
• Understand the principles of safe and effective administration and optimisation of medicines in accordance with local and national policies
• Be proficient at calculating drug dose
• Able to teach/ support less qualified carers/learners.
• Understanding of customer awareness
• Basic Computer/keyboard skills.
• Able to work in a team & be supportive
• Able to communicate & listen effectively with patients, visitors and colleagues
• Able to reflect on one’s own work
This advert closes on Friday 21 Jun 2024