An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Staff Nurse to join our highly skilled and friendly team on Sanderson Suite.
The post holder should have substantial post registration experience, within an acute surgical setting. Surgical Nursing knowledge is an essential aspect of this role.
Sanderson Suite is a Nurse Led Unit, caring for day case surgery patients in our state of the art facilities at St Helens Hospital. The Department is a challenging yet rewarding place to work, providing 5-star patient care to all of our visitors.
The Unit is open Monday to Saturday, and the successful candidate will be expected to work Saturdays as per duty rota.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
• To be able to provide pre and post-operative care and emotional support to patients and their relatives who are planned admissions for surgical procedures.
• To participate in the holistic assessment of patients, and to recognise and organize individual patient care needs, and to be able to manage own workload and prioritize care.
• To participate in the teaching of student nurses and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants, and to participate in the induction of new starters.
• To display a consistently professional manner, and to be always caring and approachable.
• To commence and participate in research/special projects as directed by the team leader.
• To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care within the ward.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
• To be able to provide pre and post-operative care and emotional support to patients and their relatives who are planned admissions for surgical procedures.
• To participate in the holistic assessment of patients, and to recognise and organize individual patient care needs, and to be able to manage own workload and prioritize care.
• To participate in the teaching of student nurses and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants, and to participate in the induction of new starters.
• To display a consistently professional manner, and to be always caring and approachable.
• To commence and participate in research/special projects as directed by the team leader.
• To contribute to the setting, maintaining and monitoring of standards of care within the ward.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain appropriate NMC registration.
• To be aware of and practice professionally in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and the Scope of Professional Practice.
• To personally ensure fulfilment of the requirements for professional updating and to maintain a personal record for the future registration purposes.
• Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
• To be a caring, clinically competent registered nurse who ensures patient safety and well-being is paramount at all times.
• To ensure the confidentiality of patient information at all times.
• To ensure that ward philosophy, policies and procedures are adhered to at all times and that any amendments to policies are acted upon immediately.
• To ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and not compromised.
• To be aware of all child protection and safeguarding responsibilities appropriately and the Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
· To participate in the teaching of students and the in-service training of qualified nurses and health care assistants and act as facilitator/mentor/preceptor as appropriate.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Supervise Health Care Assistants and students as and when required.
• Supervise Junior Staff Nurses once deemed sufficiently competent and experienced in role by Ward Manager.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
• To commence and participate in research/special projects as directed by the ward manager.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024
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