Registered Nurse - Swift Ward

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse who share/s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Are you a registered nurse, looking for a role within trauma & orthopaedics? If so,  East and North Herts NHS Trust may have the opportunity you have been looking for!

We are in the top three NHS hospital groups in the East of England for size, so, you’ll work with a great mix of patients.

Swift ward is a 27 bedded emergency & elective orthopaedic ward, compromising  of single and double patient rooms. As a department we focus on autonomous and nurse led/ patient focused care. As a department, we focus heavily on enhanced recovery, with patients staying on average 2 days post surgery.

As a registered nurse, you will work closely with  your nursing colleagues as well as the wider multidisciplinary team, consisting of doctors, physios, OT and the discharge team. to facilitate the speedy and safe discharges of our patients.

This role will include Long days, short days, nights, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

As a registered nurse you will provide a high standard of care and support the team to deliver a high quality service which is linked to high standards of patient care.

Your main responsibilities include:

Support patient with their ADL's

Facilitate the safe and speedy discharges

Post op wound care

Managing deteriorating patients

Provide patient centred/ focused care

Work with multidisciplinary teams

Support clinical support workers in their duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.