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Job Summary
As a registered nurse the post holder will provide care to elderly with acute health needs in the ward. The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of patient centred care. To carry out care with direct supervision and support from the team. To communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team. Contribute towards the effective running of the department including patient safe and timely care.
Main duties of the job
Provision of specialist, high quality nursing care and support for elderly patients with acute respiratory problems and their relatives/carers. Appropriate delegation of duties to other members of staff for effective delivery of patient care. To provide timely nurse led interventions for the benefit of the patients care. To assess, plan implement and evaluate care of patients from admission to discharge. To be part of the effective admission / transfer / discharge of a patient involving the family, carers, significant other, multidisciplinary team and community teams when appropriate. To maintain effective channels of communication with patients, relatives and all staff involved in providing care. To provide and receive nursing handover reports in the role of team member. To act as the named nurse to an individual or a group of patients. To be part of the process in implementing clinical governance and the impact this has on patient care, i.e. audit and evidenced based practice. Ensure that written documentation are maintained in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for Records and Record Keeping and Trust policy. To ensure that the storage and administration of Medicines is carried out according to statutory and Trust regulations.
About Us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
* Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
* Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
* Improving the experience of staff with disability
* Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
* Making equalities mainstream
Job Description
Responsibilities
With strong links to local universities an amazing benefit to working with us is that we are committed to delivering work based educational initiatives which offer house accredited respiratory course and other in house respiratory training. This enables us to both support newly qualified and experienced nurses on the ward. If you would love to be part of a fun, supportive team then please apply today.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
* 1st level registration NMC
* Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
* Able to formulate and verbalise views
* Able to anticipate and forward plan.
* Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
* Patient focused
* Able to recognise stress in self and others and support colleagues through stressful situations.
Desirable
* Excellent IT skills
* Preferably experience in care of elderly patients
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Stadium Road
Woolwich
SE18 4QH
Employer's website
https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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