Job title: Nurse

Contract type: Permanent contract

Location: Reading

Employer: Pulse International

Reference: 203454 &sg

Closing date: 01-03-2012

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Staff Nurse Reading

Responsible For: Working flexibly, as part of the hospital’s clinical team, to provide the highest standards of nursing care to our patients; to maintain high standards of communication throughout the hospital, and to make a positive contribution towards the team’s pursuit of excellence

Job description:

Principal Responsibilities: You may be routinely assigned to our Inpatient, Outpatient or Day Unit. However all staff nurses will cover a wide range of duties throughout the hospital, as required by our patients. Duties include:

1. Providing the highest standards of nursing care as required within each of our care settings
2. Preparing clinic rooms for procedures including preparation of sterile instrumentation, equipment and supplies as required, ensuring appropriate use of resources and minimal waste
3. Ensuring the Patient Record is completed in a timely and accurate way.
4. Acting as mentor for students, learners, junior nurses and Health Care Assistants and recording progress, as appropriate
5. Participating in teaching within your sphere of knowledge and skill
6. Organising own time and taking responsibility for duties delegated by the Lead Nurse or unit nursing lead
7. Maintaining effective channels of communication at all times.
8. Complying with policies/procedures and in particular, issues relating to Health and Safety, COSSH, Incident Reporting and the Data Protection Act.
9. Reporting all accidents and untoward incidents and complete appropriate forms.
10. Acting as specialist/link person having undergone the relevant training sessions in your area of expertise.
11. Developing the patient pathway to ensure that the patient is prepared physically and psychologically to undergo necessary procedures.
12. Ensuring patient receives the appropriate documented information for the planned procedure.
13. Obtaining patient consent for specific procedures after undertaking appropriate on line packages/skills training.
14. Delivering patient care in accordance with recognised standards of research and evidence based best clinical practise.
15. Leading by example to ensure that the rights, dignity and confidentiality of the patient are protected at all times.
16. Undertaking any other duties that may reasonably be required.
17. Understanding and apply a holistic patient centred care approach, identifying and taking into account specialist clinical needs of each patient
18. Working within flexible rosters, designed to achieve the most effective use of staff to meet the needs of our patients
19. Providing flexible cover across unit and specialty areas, as required

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in a similar role
• RN/RGN
• Demonstrable record of CPD
• Knowledge of standards of professional practice in the wider healthcare context
• Knowledge of current issues in professional practice with particular relevance to the Unit

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