East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a Registered Nurse or a newly qualified Nurse looking for an exciting and interesting role, working with a multi-disciplinary team who are committed to delivering high quality and safe patient care? If you are looking for a new challenge to enhance your personal and professional development, we would love to hear from you!
Kings D is a 44-bedded ward in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Surgery & Anaesthetics), mainly trauma, but also includes Tracheostomy, medical, surgical, and gynae patients. We have a multi-cultural team of experienced, committed nursing staff. We have been awarded Gold for the ACER Programme recognizing our person-centred care, excellent learning environment, and dedicated support of each other.
Main duties of the job
Registered Nurse with General surgery / Trauma and Orthopedic skills.
To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries, please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* NMC Pin or equivalent
Clinical skills and experience
* Previous experience in a hospital environment
* Good interpersonal skills
* Patient-focused approach
Governance
* NMC Code of Conduct
* Clinical Governance Risk Management
* Understanding of current issues in nursing
Personal/professional attributes
* Ability to work well within a team
* Flexible and adaptable
* Willing and able to support health care support workers
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.
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