Staff Nurse - NICU | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Work and communicate well with the multi-disciplinary team.
Applications from newly qualified nurses welcome. Part time and full time hours considered.
Clinical:
Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
Ensure standards of nursing practice are maintained.
Carry out and advise/supervise junior staff in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluating of nursing care.
To ensure the patient administration systems e.g. PAS are up-dated to ensure real time data collection and confidentiality.
To ensure the confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic) is maintained, whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
To co-ordinate and monitor the progress of patients within their plan of care and to promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure Infection prevention and control guidelines and procedures are followed and high standards are maintained.
Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers, significant others, the multi-disciplinary team and support services.
To ensure the safe custody, supply and administration of drugs and therapeutic substances in accordance with Trust policy.
To ensure that clinical records and documentation are maintained accurately.
To be competent in a role during emergency situations and providing support to other members of the team.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-arthospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) willreplace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care atThe Queen Elizabeth Hospitaland beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisationthat upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement,recentlydemonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspectionratingour services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, pridingourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.We love working here and think you will too.
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024