Staff Nurse
Job overview
This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a dynamic, motivated team member who is looking to join the surgical team on the Frimley Park site. We are looking to recruit a Band 5 nurse to join our team.
We have the unique opportunity for staff members to work in three different areas covering Day Surgery Unit 1, POD, and Day Surgery Unit 2 surgical inpatients. The specialities we cover include ENT, Breast, Gynaecology and urology patients admitted through both the elective list and as an emergency admission.
Main duties of the job
Admission of both elective and inpatients caring and preparing them for theatre pre and post procedure.
Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
To assist in the monitoring of performance and work of the Nursing Team, providing education and support as appropriate.
Able to independently discharge patients following the nurse led discharge policy.
Adhere to all infection control policies and actively promote infection control on the ward
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Responsible for the assessment of patient care need, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.
- To participate and assist in systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice.
- To participate and assist in setting standards of patient care based on sound evidence-based findings, implementing these into practice.
- Ensure that the nursing practices of the area comply with the Trust’s Nursing policies and procedures and maintain high standards of nursing practice.
- To comply at all times with the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Communicate effectively and liaise with all health care staff as appropriate.
- To encourage and maintain good relationship with Medical Staff and other members of the Primary care & Social Services teams in order to provide the best care.
- To support the implementation and maintenance of Team Nursing within the clinical area, taking responsibility for a caseload of patients. Within this system of case management, co-ordinate and monitor the progress of patients along their clinical pathway, reporting any variance from the pathway. Take named responsibility for co-ordinating individual patient discharge.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development
- Working towards gaining a mentorship course
- Teaching certificate Mentorship preparation for healthcare professionals
- Nursing degree or working towards a degree
Skills
Essential criteria- Effective communication skills (written & verbal)
- Ability to work without supervision
- Teaching experience
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to adapt to change within working situations
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant experience in Acute Surgical area
- Evidence of high standards of clinical practice
- Experience in a Day Surgery area
- Post-registration experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Interest in Named/Primary Nursing, Nursing Research and Health Promotion
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.