Staff Nurse - Kingfisher Ward

Job overview

Kingfisher Ward is looking for dynamic Staff Nurses to work on this surgical 31 bedded ward. The ward has a variety of different specialities including Upper GI, Colorectal, Breast, Vascular and Urology.

Surgical nursing is not essential as training is given.

Delivering excellence in patient care and patient experience is our driving force and in return we offer commitment to your personal development. We welcome applications from new graduates as well as experienced nurses, or maybe you are looking for your first nursing role within the NHS and are looking to develop your nursing career or maybe you are an internal candidate looking for experience in a speciality. Wherever you are in nursing journey we would love to hear from you.

In return we offer opportunities for training and development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, NHS discounts, and opportunities for flexible working and access to onsite childcare provisions.

Informal visits to the unit are welcome so you can come and meet us and see the way that care is delivered.

Main duties of the job

• Good communication skills
• Post op and pre op care of surgical patients
• Wound dressings
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Taking responsibility for allocated patients daily
• Drug administration
• Nursing assessment completion
• To work effectively and efficiently within the framework of team nursing and individualised patient care. In collaboration with the department’s integrated multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients.
• To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment, and to supervise junior registered and non-registered staff.
• The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. Whether this is supporting patients in their rehabilitation and recovery following an operation or a period of acute illness or providing holistic and compassionate care for patients at the end of life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working as a Registered Nurse within the hospital setting.

Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, working alongside the multidisciplinary team, incorporating:

• Delivering high quality direct patient care
• Following patient admission/transfer/discharge processes
• Maintaining a safe environment
• Medication administration
• Care planning, implementation and evaluation
• Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients, families and their carers
• Maintain best practice, ensuring compliance with evidence-based practice and research
• Accountable to nurse in charge of each shift and supporting junior colleagues
• Maintain skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and the Trusts policies and procedure

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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.