Band 5 A&E Experience nurse with 6 months of acute nursing

Job overview

Job Purpose

As a Band 5 A&E nurse, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for assessing care needs, developing care programs, and implementing and evaluating these programs to ensure high-quality patient care

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Provide individualized care to patients, maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times
• Assessment and Planning: Assess care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate care programs
• Communication: Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate information sharing and meeting patient needs
• Supervision and Support: Supervise and support junior staff and students, providing advice and ensuring their educational needs are met.
• Professional Development: Continuously improve knowledge through evidence-based practice and participate in clinical audits

Skills and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse: Must be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills to effectively interact with patients, relatives, and team members
• Organizational Skills: Ability to organize workload and manage time efficiently

***DO NOT APPLY IF YOU WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS***

***Candidates must be available for an in-person interview.***

Main duties of the job

Patient Care

• Assessment and Planning: Assess patients' care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate care plans to ensure high-quality care.
• Direct Care: Provide individualized care, including administering medications, conducting assessments, and offering support and education to patients and their families.

Communication

• Effective Communication: Maintain clear communication with patients, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate information sharing and meeting patient needs
• Patient Advocacy: Act as an advocate for patients, ensuring their privacy, dignity, and rights are maintained

Supervision and Support

• Junior Staff Supervision: Supervise and support junior staff and students, providing advice and ensuring their educational needs are met
• Professional Development: Participate in the teaching and development of nursing staff, including students and newly qualified

Management

• Standards Monitoring: Monitor and ensure adherence to defined policies, procedures, standards, and protocols to deliver high-quality service

Professional Development

• Continuous Learning: Engage in continuous professional development through evidence-based practice and participation in clinical audits.
• Clinical Competence: Maintain competence in using medical equipment and machinery, especially in resuscitation areas

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job description attached

Patient Care

Communication

Continued Professional Development

Clinical competence

*DO NOT APPLY IF YOU WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS*