Registered Nurse

Job overview

A great opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our ward team at Tavistock Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth.

Tavistock Hospital is located approximately 14 miles from Plymouth city centre, in a beautiful rural town setting outside the city. While there are bus links between Tavistock and Plymouth, services may be more limited compared to those within urban areas. Tavistock itself is a historic market town and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, and an ancient stannary town situated on the River Tavy.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing, co-ordinating and delivering effective, high quality care for the patient, Following a client-centred model of practice and ensuring the area of work runs smoothly and efficiently.

To make appropriate verbal and written assessment to gain information relating to a patients surgery.

To act on such assessments in preparing and supporting the patient’s pathway, referring to outside specialist help if required

Previous demonstrable experience within health care of the elderly care is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

• Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care from admission to discharge.
• Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.
• Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning as outlined in ward / unit philosophy.
• Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
• Assisting other clinical areas if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
• Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload.
• Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality.
• Implementing and sharing good infection control practice.
• Managing the Clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.
• In some circumstances take charge of the ward in the absence of more senior staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Providing and delivering a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. This includes all aspects of care from admission to discharge.
• Reporting and documenting all relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals in the multi-disciplinary team with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.
• Engaging and interacting with carers and family, encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning as outlined in ward / unit philosophy.
• Promoting and delivering health education within the clinical area and advise patient’s family and/or significant others in health promotion issues.
• Demonstrating and undertaking evidence-based practice playing an active part in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
• Assisting other clinical areas within the trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
• Supervising and directing Health Care Assistants with their daily workload.
• Communicating with patients, relatives and outside agencies as appropriate, within the confines of the Data Protection Act and Patient Confidentiality.
• Implementing and sharing good infection control practice.
• Undertaking manual handling assessments and ensuring identified actions are                met.