Staff Nurse - Bishops Castle Community Hospital

Job overview

Bishops Castle Community Hospital is looking for Registered Nurses who are experienced in working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment, with knowledge of  IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

You will be patient focused and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessments and be able to priorities and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Formulate and deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision, seeking guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standards.
• Recognise changes in patients’ conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made, or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.
• Ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. Record and report adverse and potentially adverse events and assist with investigation of such events’, ensuring learning is shared with the wider team(s).
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records in line with current NMC guidelines and standards.
• Access and use patient clinical diagnostic information to inform clinical decisions.
• Make appropriate and timely referrals to members of the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies to ensure patients’ on-going physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs are met.
• Ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained.
• Act as an advocate for your patients, ensuring that any barriers to the patient’s opinions and wishes being heard are challenged.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.