Job Overview
Are you an experienced Nurse looking to either change direction, or develop and grow within your career?
An opportunity has arisen for you to join the Medical Acute Dependency Unit nursing team within the Medicine directorate at Wexham park hospital.
Our MADU is a 16 bedded unit and has facilities for full cardiac monitoring and non-invasive ventilation. We provide level one and two care to patients with a variety of conditions from GI bleeds, DKA, type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation, Heart failure, severe electrolyte imbalance, central lines and arterial lines monitoring, amongst others.
We will consider newly qualified nurses nearing the end of their training wishing to join our team also and will ensure they will have the appropriate training and support they need.
We positively promote staff development with the support of our Practice Development nurse, and you will have the opportunity to develop your skills with the aid of the nationally recognised Skills competency Framework.
Main duties of the job
* Provision of nursing care for patients with a variety of acute conditions
* Co-ordinating the care of patients across the multi-disciplinary team
* Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision
* To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
* Degree Level Qualification
* Acute care/critical care course
Experience
Essential criteria
* Must have worked within an acute medical nursing environment recently.
Desirable criteria
* Post qualification experience
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Competent in basic life support and IV administration
* Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
* Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
* Effective working with multidisciplinary teams
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
* Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required
* To work in other areas of the department when required
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