Staff Nurse

Job overview

Are you a motivated nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Koala Ward are seeking dynamic staff nurses to join our highly skilled and forward thinking team. You will play a key role in delivering exceptional patient centred care to individuals with neurological conditions. We are seeking nurses who :

• Thrive in a demanding and fast-paced environment, maintaining high standards of care under pressure.
• Are confident making clinical decisions, escalating concerns and co-ordinating complex care needs.
• Shows commitment to continuing professional development and service improvement.
• Possess excellent communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills.

If you are a passionate, confident and driven nurse looking to take on this exciting role, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To provide the highest standard of nursing care for the children, young people and their families at all times
• To plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for individual children and to supervise other staff in this activity.
• To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the children, young people and their families
• To supervise and support members of the ward team as required, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate care
• To ensure that treatments prescribed by the medical staff are carried out, and that multidisciplinary team members are informed of changes in the patient’s condition.
• To actively assist in the education and practical training of learners and junior staff at every opportunity. To work in co-operation with their university in order to provide uniformity and promotion of professional standards
• To participate in informal and formal teaching.
• To maintain confidentiality surrounding the child’s or young person’s admission and treatment at all times
• To ensure that all patient care is documented, and that all relevant documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Trust approved documentation, in line with NMC, CQC and Trust standards.

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 below.

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.