Job summary
Here at The Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed band 5 registered nurses to join our temporary staffing bank.
As a trust bank nurse you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in a variety of clinical settings working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country.
Main duties of the job
Working shifts as a bank registered nurse across wards and departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, in a variety of clinical settings to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values
As an accountable registered nurse you will be responsible for delivering excellent care to an allocated group of patients providing total patient care, for each clinical area you work on.
Clinical duties, across a range of clinical settings, include acute medical care, managing deteriorating patients, wound management, pain management, diabetes management, health promotion, patient education, complex discharge planning, sepsis treatment, end of life care, dementia and delirium care.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We offer a variety of bank shifts both days, nights and weekends across all our sites with competitive hourly rates. Our long day and night shift are paid at hours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
He/she is expected to teach unqualified staff.
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriatelywith all key members of the multi-disciplinary team andservice users related patients
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
1. Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Qualifications
Essential
2. First Level Registration (adult)
Experience
Essential
3. 18 months experience as staff Nurse
4. Recent clinical experience in General Medical/Surgical and Elderly care setting
5. Experience of working within a team
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
6. Knowledge of acutely unwell adult patients
7. Interest in learning and developing advancing practical and clinical skills relevant to the specialty
8. Good communication skills
9. Can demonstrate a good understanding of good customer care
10. Knowledge/understanding of basic organisational skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
11. Able to work shifts and internal rotation to night duty
12. Evidence of continuing professional development
13. Positive, professional and polite
14. Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
15. IT literate
16. Good attendance history