Staff Nurse - Bevan Ward

Job overview

Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.

Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.

Communicate with relatives as required and ensure a good public image at all times.

Ensure that ordering, storage administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy

Ensure that research based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.

Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs are met.

Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.

Have knowledge of endocrine and haematology and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.

Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients’ physical, social and psychological needs are met Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.

Communicate with relatives as required and ensure a good public image at all times.

Ensure that ordering, storage administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy

Ensure that research based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.

Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient’s physical, social and psychological needs are met.

Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.

Have knowledge of endocrine and haematology and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.