Ward Staff Nurse
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
Registered General Nurse - LONGRIDGE WARD
Permanent - Band 5 - Part Time - 25 hours per week
Shift patterns to cover the ward 24/7
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse with a special interest in the care of the elderly. Longridge ward within Longridge Community Hospital is a 15 bedded unit that focuses on providing high quality care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs.
We are a step up/step down facility that supports recovery and recuperation following medical and surgical illness and also provides palliative care and manages the planning of complex discharge packages.
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic nurse to join our well established multidisciplinary team. You will need to be committed to delivering a high standard of care and support change management.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator who will motivate, inspire, promote patient safety whilst supporting the ward team to achieve targets; this will be achieved through the provision of visible leadership, ensuring a high profile and presence on the ward.
You will be an advocate for our patients, able to identify changes in need and be instrumental in planning for their current and future care. You will provide clinical and professional leadership for a ward based team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants and deputise for the ward sister in her absence.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the 24-hour ward based nursing team, under the direction of the ward sister, providing high quality holistic nursing care to patients.
The staff nurse role carries delegated responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based nursing to patients in their own homes and other community settings.
To assume delegated responsibility for the supervision of the team in the absence of the ward sister when required.
For informal discussions about the role please contact us using the details provided.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.