Staff Nurse - Ward C18B

Job overview

Clinical Speciality: Vascular surgery

Ward: Ward C18B

Locality: Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, Blackburn

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to work on an 18 bedded Surgical ward, primarily taking care of patients who undergo Emergency and Elective Vascular surgery with nursing ratio of 1-6 on the day shift and 1-9 on the night shift.

The Vascular Service nationally is ever improving and evolving and there is current plans to have a centralised service for all East Lancashire patients at Preston Hospital in the future . The successful applicant would start their new role as Staff nurse at Royal Blackburn Hospital however when the Vascular Service moves in the futures you will be expected to transfer to Preston Hospital with all the other staff and services .( no confirmed dates as yet as still at planning stage ).

Main duties of the job

General duties will include pre and post- operative care for general surgical patients, administration of medication, including controlled drugs, by various routes, recording of physiological observations, wound care, management of complex patients with multiple issues, escalating care when needed, management of pain management systems . Documentation is also an essential part of the role, with accurate, legible recording of nursing interventions and completion of electronic nursing risk assessments. We aim to involve our patients in their care to improve nursing outcomes and ensure the patient’s journey through their time with us is a satisfactory one. Delivering safe, personal and effective care to our patients must be at the centre of all we do.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic nurses to really drive the ward vision. Experience within this area is desirable but not essential. You must have excellent communication skills, be punctual, flexible and hard working with a desire to deliver a high standard of nursing care in keeping with the Trust’s vision in delivering safe, personal and effective care at all times. The ideal candidate will be friendly, empathetic and patient with a keen desire to ensure that the care delivered is of the best quality standard. This is a rotational post, which includes night and weekend working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes. Carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and demonstrate procedures to and supervise qualified and/or unqualified staff.

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.