Description
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Band 6 Registered Nurse to join our team on St Elizabeth Ward, a 16-bed surgical ward providing care for both day case and surgical inpatients.
The ward cares for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery as well as those requiring care across a range of specialties, including Breast, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, ENT, General Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Orthopaedic and Spinal, Urology.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and evidence-based patient care and who is ready to take on a senior clinical and leadership role.
Job Responsibilities:
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and patients' families
- To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence-based practice
- To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Manager, including supervision of more junior staff
- To apply advanced clinical skills to assist in performing safe effective care for patients
Person Specification:
- We are seeking a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration who has relevant clinical experience and the confidence to work as part of a senior nursing team.
- You will ideally have:
- Extensive experience at Band 6 already
- Demonstrable practice that is evidence-based and up to date
- Experience of working with teams, motivating and empowering them to deliver excellent standards of patient care
- Experience of identifying and dealing with risks encountered within own practice
- Experience of supporting junior / less experienced staff to improve standards of patient care
- Able to support less experienced / junior staff to respond to feedback in a positive manner setting objectives as required