This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly built Emergency Department (ED) within the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
As a Registered Nurse (RN) working within the Emergency Department, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals requiring attention for acute conditions, working in all areas of the department including Majors, Resuscitation, Minor Injuries and Illness and Initial Assessment.
The Emergency Department is a fast-paced working environment, where you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients. The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate critical thinking, and effective communication whilst also adhering to established protocols and standards of care.
• To participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care for medical patients.
• To assist the MDT with providing clear and concise instructions to patients regarding treatment plans, medications, follow-up care, and self-management strategies, promoting patient empowerment and adherence to healthcare recommendations.
• To work collaboratively with all members of the MDT to develop and implement comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs, ensuring continuity of care and effective communication across interdisciplinary teams.
• To recognise changes in patients conditions which require the intervention of others and refer on / escalate as appropriate.
• To clearly present the patients point of view to others, including promoting and protecting the interest and dignity of patients.
• Maintain accurate and thorough electronic patient records of patient assessments, interventions, responses to treatment, and discharge instructions.
• Ensure own practice is evidenced based and contribute to the development of nursing practice in own area.
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
• To work within the NMC Code, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
• To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained.
• To provide mentorship and preceptorship as require
• To support the senior Nursing team to provide a suitable & effective learning and development environment for students and other staff members.
• To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with registration requirements
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
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