Staff Nurse - Acute Neurology

Job overview

Are you looking for a new career opportunity that will both challenge and reward you at the same time? We have vacancies for Experienced or Newly qualified Band 5 Staff Nurses to develop as a nurse in neurology medicine.

This position would be suited to an individual looking to gain experience in the acute setting. Eager to learn new skills in a thriving and supportive workplace, ensuring high quality care is given to our patient group while working with a dedicated team of staff who are devoted to improve the quality of care and enhance patient’s experience.

We are seeking highly motivated, flexible individuals with strong interpersonal skills that will look forward to the challenges of nursing patients who have both acute and chronic neurological conditions. Ideally the post holder will have experience of working in an acute hospital setting and be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge in caring for acutely unwell patients. In return bespoke training opportunities will be tailored to your personal needs to enable your development into this challenging role.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust’s Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework goals example: personal hygiene and comfort, vital signs and NEWS, early recognition and management of acutely ill patients, safe transportation, fluid balance monitoring, enteral feeding/ meeting nutritional needs, ECG, catheterisation, venepuncture, cannulation, blood transfusion, palliative care, care of PICC lines , admission and discharge, nasogastric tube insertion & care, care of IV infusion pumps, IVIG and cytotoxic infusions, psychological and spiritual support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the job description listed below:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence-based guidelines.
• Support and provide patient education and health promotion
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
• Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness
• To participate in education and training of junior staff
• Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice
• Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g. intentional rounding, alcohol screening
• Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.