Registered Nurse

About

Band 5 Registered Nurse role in Pencarrow, a 10-bedded Neuro Critical Care Unit within University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s Critical Care service. The post provides care for critically unwell and injured patients; applicants need current post-registration Registered Nurse experience in an acute hospital setting and current NMC Adult RN registration. Job grade: Band 5 Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Terms of service: Permanent Reference: 216-AM-DD8263888-A Duty station: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Derriford Road, Derriford, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on NHS Jobs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of care in accordance with agreed policies, procedures and standards.
• Provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care by initiating and co-ordinating the assessment, planning and evaluating of individual patient needs based on evidence and use of relevant nursing models.
• Coordinate, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs, communicating changes with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care as they occur.
• Promote and deliver health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family and others in health promotion issues.
• Engage and interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning as outlined in the unit philosophy.
• Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice and clinical excellence and play an active role in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
• Supervise, assess, mentor and support all health care professionals including bank, agency staff, and learners after appropriate training.
• Increase the level of knowledge and skills within the trust through sharing best practice and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
• Implement and share good infection control practice.
• Undertake manual handling assessments and ensure identified actions are met.
• Develop key skills in patient management to assist medical staff in the assessment and resuscitation of critically ill patients.
• The setting up, calibration and use of critical care specific equipment including advanced haemodynamic and neurological monitoring, ventilators, dialysis machines and intra-aortic balloon pumps.
• Inter and intra hospital transfer of level 1-3 patients.
• Carrying the cardiac arrest bleep and attending medical emergencies within the Trust.
• At all times comply with legal and Plymouth NHS Trust requirements to administer prescribed medication/intravenous fluid effectively and safely, and use autonomy and skill to titrate medication according to the patients condition.

Qualifications

• Current post-registration demonstrable experience working as a Registered Nurse within an acute hospital setting.
• Demonstrable experience caring for acutely unwell patients, including recognising and escalating clinical deterioration.
• Proven evidence of recent continuing professional and clinical development.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice and its application to patient care.
• Current Registered Nurse (Adult) registration with the NMC.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including communication with patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to recognise own limitations, seek appropriate support and escalate concerns.
• Ability to prioritise and organise care in a busy, changing clinical environment.
• Demonstrates motivation and aptitude to develop within Critical Care.
• Critical Care skills in a L1/2/3 area.
• Intravenous therapy skills.
• Demonstrable experience caring for patients requiring enhanced monitoring or organ support.
• Competent in the use of electronic clinical/patient record systems.
• Relevant post-registration acute/critical care qualification or accredited study.
• Current recognised adult resuscitation qualification.