Job summary
- As a member of the team works co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team, ensures the effective and safe delivery of nursing care ensuring the highest possible standards of care received by patients and their carers while in the units.
- Works within agreed boundaries of practice giving support, guidance, supervision for staff nurses, students and receptionists for the unit.
- Developing skills and knowledge to assess, plan and deliver care as well as provide wound care and relevant discharge information. Refer to relevant speciality or outside agencies as required.
- Ensures safe, efficient, and effective treatment and discharge of all patients within a predefined target time of arrival to the CAU / PTC.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be involved in direct patient care and will require physical skills as this demands. e.g. hand eye coordination for giving injection, cannulation, venepuncture, IV medications/fluids, wound care, manual handling patient transfers, toileting patients and accompanying patients to different diagnostic interventions.
- Following appropriate preparation, act as a mentor to pre-registration students. Supports associate mentors and those on the staff nurse development pathway.
- Has a responsibility in ensuring the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues is respected at all times.
- Actively participates in the communication of sensitive/difficult information and subsequent support of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues as appropriate.
- Able to apply frequent periods of concentration where the work pattern is unpredictable.
- Provides developed physical skills for performing minor surgical procedures where there is a frequent requirement for working in a restricted position for short periods of time.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assessing patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritising them according to clinical need.
- Maintaining safety of the patients in the Unit.
- Supporting other members of the team in maintenance of high standards of care.
- Encourages evidence based, innovative practice in the delivery of nursing care and supports others in the implementation of changes identified to improve care.
- Ensures that all medical and emergency equipment is kept in a safe condition and is ready for use when required, and that faulty equipment is reported and/or replaced as necessary.
- Helps identify training needs of other staff, and communicates this information to the Senior Nursing Staff.
- Participates and may lead in Nursing and Clinical Audit in the unit, collecting information as required.
- Supports others in the application of local standards, policies and philosophies which further the philosophy of patient centred, individual and evidence based care for all patients.
- Has clinical nursing expertise underpinned by theory.
- Makes judgements on problems requiring investigation.
- Responsible for safe handling and storage of medicines and dressings.
- Liaises with members of the multidisciplinary team both within the department and beyond, to ensure care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.
- Updates relevant staff on the clinical condition of patients, their progress and maintains accurate nursing records for patients in the unit. Is able to communicate sensitive and complex information in a caring and professional manner.
- Reports complaints or concerns to the Senior staff member.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assessing patients on arrival to the Unit and prioritising them according to clinical need.
- Maintaining safety of the patients in the Unit.
- Supporting other members of the team in maintenance of high standards of care.
- Encourages evidence based, innovative practice in the delivery of nursing care and supports others in the implementation of changes identified to improve care.
- Ensures that all medical and emergency equipment is kept in a safe condition and is ready for use when required, and that faulty equipment is reported and/or replaced as necessary.
- Helps identify training needs of other staff, and communicates this information to the Senior Nursing Staff.
- Participates and may lead in Nursing and Clinical Audit in the unit, collecting information as required.
- Supports others in the application of local standards, policies and philosophies which further the philosophy of patient centred, individual and evidence based care for all patients.
- Has clinical nursing expertise underpinned by theory.
- Makes judgements on problems requiring investigation.
- Responsible for safe handling and storage of medicines and dressings.
- Liaises with members of the multidisciplinary team both within the department and beyond, to ensure care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.
- Updates relevant staff on the clinical condition of patients, their progress and maintains accurate nursing records for patients in the unit. Is able to communicate sensitive and complex information in a caring and professional manner.
- Reports complaints or concerns to the Senior staff member.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable
- Physical Assessment of Adults
- Triage/ First contact module
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 6 months post qualifying experience in an acute environment
- Experience in critical care/ emergency care
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/ allied health professionals
- Caring for ill people in a variety of settings
- Triage/ patient physical assessment skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Good communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken english
- Managing patients with acute conditions
- IT literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Wound management and dressings
- Able to record ECGs
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs
Desirable
- Application of Plaster Of Paris
- Cannulation
- Competent in the administration of Intravenous Therapy
- Competent in venepuncture
- ELS
- ALS
Other Requirements
Essential
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- A special interest in urgent care nursing
- Team player
- Professional manner
- Demonstrate a commitment to self-development
- Indication of relevance of this post to career development
- Ex[erience in clinical audit relating to urgent care and evidence of having completed an audit cycle
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Completed and obtained RN and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable
- Physical Assessment of Adults
- Triage/ First contact module
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 6 months post qualifying experience in an acute environment
- Experience in critical care/ emergency care
- Evidence of developing interpersonal skills
- Experience in supervision of student nurses/ allied health professionals
- Caring for ill people in a variety of settings
- Triage/ patient physical assessment skills
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in nursing and NHS
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base
- Aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Good communication skills
- Excellent written and spoken english
- Managing patients with acute conditions
- IT literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Wound management and dressings
- Able to record ECGs
- Competent in recording and interpreting physical vital signs
Desirable
- Application of Plaster Of Paris
- Cannulation
- Competent in the administration of Intravenous Therapy
- Competent in venepuncture
- ELS
- ALS
Other Requirements
Essential
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- A special interest in urgent care nursing
- Team player
- Professional manner
- Demonstrate a commitment to self-development
- Indication of relevance of this post to career development
- Ex[erience in clinical audit relating to urgent care and evidence of having completed an audit cycle
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
