Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Areas/Tasks

Communication & Relationships Skills

Communicate using a range of methods to ensure a caring, sensitive and empathetic manner to patients and their relatives.

Communicate sensitive information about patients to other members of the health care team and with the consent of the patient to their relatives.

Demonstrate excellent communication skills when dealing with difficult

situations

Provide clear and concise patient handover to other members of the team.

Escalate concerns in a patients condition to senior members of the nursing team, medical staff

Initiate referrals to other members of the healthcare team.

To report ward and departmental affairs to the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse and to participate in discussions and ward meetings.

Ensure that patients concerns are addressed through liaison with senior staff

To communicate in a professional manner with all patients and visitors to the ward /department

Promote equality and diversity ensuring that the individual needs of the patients and their families are recognised.

Take personal responsibility for ensuring communication relating to patient discharge is accurate and kept up to date through the appropriate data collection tools

It is expected that ALL employees of the Trust will take part in the appraisal process each year with the first appraisal taking place within the first 6 months from appointment

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Registered Nurse.

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

Analytical & Judgemental Skills

The post hold will demonstrate the skills for assessing and interpreting specialist, acute and other patient conditions, initiating actions as appropriate.

Planning & Organisational Skills

On a rostered duty can organise own workload and can delegate and supervise other members of the team working in the vicinity

Can prioritise workload to manage the care for a group of patients

When rostered in charge take action to ensure safe staffing levels on each shift

When rostered in charge have an overview of all patients on the ward, receiving handover on all patients and able to give advice to other staff member

Physical Skills

To have digital dexterity to manage fine movements regarding treatments and equipment such as cannulation, medication administration and clinical procedures.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care

Be responsible for the assessment of needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of patient care in line with the Nursing and Midwifery

Council (NMC) code of Professional Conduct and reflect the Trusts

policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.

To facilitate the admission and discharge of patients liaising with other agencies to ensure continuity of care between hospital and community.

Ensure the delivery of holistic patient care recognising the individual needs of patients and their relatives.

Responsibility for Policy/Service Development

To have a working knowledge of the policies and procedures of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, and an ability to perform against those policies

Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources

Responsible for the security, proper and safe use of all Trust equipment.

To be responsible for the maintenance of equipment within the ward or department with regular checking of all equipment and ensuring that repairs are performed as soon as possible.

Assist in the management of resources by participating in the selection, ordering and monitoring of departmental stock items, keeping within the financial constraints of the allocated budget.

To ensure the safe keeping of patients property and valuables in line with Trust Policy.

Responsibility for Human Resources

Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice

Participate in teaching and supervision of student nurses and clinical support workers

As a shift leader provide support, supervision and direction to clinical colleagues by acting as a professional, credible role model.

Responsibility for Information Resources

Maintain accurate records relating to a patients condition.

Responsibility for Research and Development

Undertake surveys as necessary to own work / complex surveys relating to the project.

To ensure that nursing care activities are evidence based

To participate in maintaining and monitoring standards of care to the optimum level

Freedom to Act

Works autonomously. Required to act independently within appropriate guidelines, deciding when it is necessary to refer to their manager.

Person Specification

Registered nurse

Essential

• Current NMC registration for adult nursing
• Evidence of study at degree level in Health/Nursing Related Studies

Desirable

• Formal leadership and management training
• Minimum of 1 year post registration experience to include 1 year experience of taking charge of a ward on a shift basis.

Skills

Essential

• The post holder will prioritise, plan workload and organise own time.
• The post holder will demonstrate the skills for assessing and interpreting specialist acute and other patient conditions, initiating actions as appropriate.

Desirable

• Worked within an NHS hospital
• Flexible working across day shifts only 7 days a week

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Ward 79 UHNM

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST46QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)