As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse, you will act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. You will be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. As an NMC registrant, you will facilitate the learning and development of others, demonstrating strong leadership qualities while being open, transparent, and trustworthy. As a Trust employee, you will act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.
Patient care: You will be responsible for delivering a planned programme of pre-operative care for elective surgical patients without direct supervision. After a period of organisational and departmental induction, you will be expected to take charge of the unit and act as a link professional.
Information resources: You must document care given and, in adherence to the NMC standards for record keeping, ensure patient records are accurate.
Human Resources: As an NMC registrant, you will continue to develop yourself, supervise junior staff, and teach others, including nursing assistants and pre-and post-registration students. You will actively seek feedback on your performance, contribute to your appraisals, and provide constructive feedback to those you supervise and teach.
Financial and physical resources: You will observe a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources used in the course of your work and ensure efficient use of resources. You will be able to assess the skill mix required for your shift and know how to raise concerns.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience. We are driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we provide for our patients and staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre, and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. Working here is rewarding, with access to a range of NHS discounts, a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro-rata), and a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), a leisure centre, day nursery, and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work, offering the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away, and Bournemouth is also accessible. Explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk.
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
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