# Bank Ward Nurse

**Company**: Practice Plus Group
**Location**: Ilford
**Job type**: Bank (as needed)
**Salary**: £19.96
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse to join our nursing team at Practice Plus Group Hospital Ilford as a Bank Registered Ward Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and professional environment, delivering outstanding patient care across our inpatient wards.

As a Bank Nurse, you'll enjoy the flexibility to work shifts that suit your lifestyle while contributing to excellent patient outcomes and experiences. You will provide high-quality, patient-centred care throughout the patient journey, supporting patients from admission through to discharge.

**Main duties of the job**

- Delivering safe, effective and compassionate nursing care.

- Admitting patients and completing all relevant clinical documentation.

- Monitoring patient progress and implementing appropriate care interventions.

- Recognising and escalating deteriorating patients using NEWS2 assessments.

- Supporting sepsis recognition and management.

- Undertaking pain assessments and risk assessments including falls, pressure damage, nutrition and VTE.

- Administering medications and maintaining accurate electronic patient records.

- Working collaboratively with consultants, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary colleagues.

- Supporting the development of Healthcare Assistants, students and junior staff.

- Participating in audits, quality improvement and service development activities.

**Requirements**

- Current NMC Registered Nurse with an immediate Life Support (ILS) qualification.

- At least 1 year's post-registration nursing experience.

- Strong clinical skills including venepuncture, cannulation and IV medication administration.

- Experience in wound care, fluid management and patient assessment.

- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

- Ability to work flexibly across inpatient ward areas.

**What you can expect in return**

- A bank rate of £19.96 per hour.

- Flexible shifts to suit your availability.

- Opportunity to work within a high performing clinical team.

- Supportive working environment focused on quality patient care.

- The chance to make a real difference to patients and colleagues alike.

## Skills

### Required
- Life Support (ILS)
- venepuncture
- cannulation
- IV medication administration
- wound care
- fluid management
- patient assessment
- NEWS2 assessments

### Nice to have
- Experience working within a surgical ward environment
- Previous experience acting as Nurse in Charge
- Experience supporting junior staff and students
- Participation in audits, quality improvement or service development projects
- Knowledge of ANTT, CPAP and quality governance principles

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