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Staff Nurse- Planned Investigation Unit
| Posting date: | 13 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,521.00 to £41,956.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34521.00 - £41956.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2024 |
| Location: | Orpington, BR6 8ND |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-24-1385 |
Summary
Clinical Responsibilities Deliver, maintain and monitor within agreed standards of nursing care with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Demonstrate clinical expertise in the care of medical patients who require specialist treatment. The specialties include Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Haematology, Endocrine and other Medical specialties. Ensure that nursing care is patient focused and that patient dignity and privacy are maintained at all times. To become competent in the care and practice of Venesection. Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and colleagues and that equal opportunities are practiced. Takes a pro-active role in maintaining effective communication with all disciplines, patients and relatives. Takes responsibility for the clinical area. Able to assess the short-term needs of the clinical area and ensures that they are met. Will seek advice and support from outside the clinical area. Ensures that all clinical and legal nursing documents are completed accurately and legibly, and that junior staff understand their relevance. Use reflective practice as a method of ensuring that appropriate effective nursing care is delivered to each patient. Safely administer prescribed medications, and to monitor their effects. Ensure competency to use and safe maintenance of all medical devices within the sphere of responsibility. Reports incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and takes remedial action to reduce the risk in the future. Whenever possible the post holder will attempt to resolve all complaints locally. Be able to competently provide clinical practice in - Venepuncture, intravenous cannulation, administers of intravenous additives. To instigate and order haematological and biochemical blood investigations, and recognise abnormal results. To be able to discharge patients under nurse led protocols. To be able to administer medications under Patient Group directives To act as a clinical expert in the care of patients with chronic conditions which require long term therapy. To be able to participate in the counselling of patients receiving treatment / long term therapy. To ensure that audits and data is captured and presented to the clinical teams.