Registered Nurse - Warrington Ward

Job overview

As a Registered Nurse with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, you will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary, professional team to assess care needs, and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

Our staff are committed to providing high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times. To provide high standards of patient care working within a multidisciplinary team and assess and plan individualised patient needs, implement and evaluate patient care.

Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have a patient centred approach to care, be highly motivated and able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

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Main duties of the job

• Manage a team of 6-8 acute patients.
• Plan, implement evaluate patient care.
• Escalate care to specialist multidisciplinary team.
• Support student nurses and newly qualified nurses.
• Administer medications including intravenous medications, managing Epidurals, PCA, syringe drivers.
• Develop skills and be responsible for own learning and development through CPD

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Communication and Working Relationships To liaise and communicate effectively with all parts of the multidisciplinary team to co-ordinate person-centred care
• Planning and Organisation Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills to effectively assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised care plans
• Responsibility and Accountability Act with integrity and professionalism, ensuring that you are demonstrating responsible behaviours at all times, in accordance with our Trust values
• Policy and Service Responsibility All staff have a responsibility to ensure that the needs of the service are met in a timely and efficient manner
• Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management There is no direct supervision responsibility within this role however you may be asked to support other members of the team, acting as a role model at all times
• Personal Development To be responsible for own personal and professional development; attending study days/courses as appropriate

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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