Staff Nurse

Job overview

Kingfisher Ward at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon is looking to recruit staff nurses to join a specialist Endocrine Medical ward. We are looking for qualified and enthusiastic nurses who can provide compassionate and professional care. Whether you are newly qualified with an interest in Endocrine conditions or looking to develop your career and gain experience in the exciting world of medical nursing, we want to hear from you. You will be caring for patients of all ages who have come through our emergency department. As a key part of the team, you will help to treat and stabilise patients and support investigations and treatment.

We work 12 hour shifts - day shift is 7am-19:45pm and night shift 19:00 - 07:45am

If you would like further details please contact Ward manager Teri Bellinger t.bellinger@nhs.net or 01793 605268

Main duties of the job

• Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualised needs.
• Ensure the highest standards of care and safety are maintained.
• To support the nurse in charge with the day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality nursing service and the continuous improvement of that service.
• To ensure effective communication is achieved and maintained of sensitive information, with regard to the patient assessments and clinical details.
• To act as a role model, ensuring high quality, professional standards are maintained and delivered at all times.
• To document observations, assessments, results, decisions and actions. Effectively in patient’s notes and communicate these effectively to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team and as appropriate, to carers.
• Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines
• To develop and maintain effective communication links with all levels of staff within the Trust and external agencies. 9. To participate in the audit cycle of clinical practices and procedures including infection prevention & control initiatives.
• Assist in the monitoring and protecting of groups and individuals whose health and well-being may be at risk e.g. vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality care to a defined patient group either within the acute hospital or community based setting. They are responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care within the boundaries of their role.

The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes.

Please see attached full Job Description

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.