Staff Nurse - Endoscopy
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustBrowse all Band 5 Nursing jobs in London
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and flexible Registered Nurse to join our busy Endoscopy Unit at Homerton Healthcare . Our unit is JAG accredited and is expanding to meet the needs of our local community. The successful nurse will cover admissions, discharge, assisting in procedure rooms and recovery amongst other roles.
You will be supported by the senior nursing team within the unit and the medical team as well.
This post offers the candidate the opportunity to learn or enhance their existing skills in caring for patients undergoing investigative procedures and treatments as well as providing support for the patient and their family.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively as part of multi-disciplinary team, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrate a willingness to learn and further develop their career.
The shift's will be 9.5 - 12 hours in duration, Monday to Saturday.
***This post may close early, subject to high application numbers***
Main duties of the job
- Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures.
- Maintain a safe working environment.
- Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
- Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
- Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient.
- Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.
- Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands.
- Participate in the audit and evaluation of clinical practices in the interests of promoting quality care. Promote evidence based practice where possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.