Staff Nurse

Please be aware you will be required to travel between Sittingbourne & Sheppey Outpatients Departments We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. Main duties of the job Ensure the effective management of all clinics, carrying out and assigning tasks involving direct/indirect care to the patients attending the department. The department consists of Out-Patient clinics, with visiting Consultants from Acute Trusts - for example, Orthopaedic and Trauma, Cardiology, and Gynaecology. Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today., Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care Job description, Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals Will advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness Recognise the significance of observations made, and use them to develop and initiate nursing assessments and devise a plan of care,

• RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
• It is expected the postholder will work towards the mentorship qualification following completion of preceptorship programme
  
  Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids and competent in basic life support
• Able to manage difficult situations, Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
• An understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice
• Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
Experience Essential
• Experience of working on own and in a team
• Experience of working in the relevant area
• Experience of co-ordinating a shift
• Supervision of junior staff
Person Specification Skills Essential
• Able to assess plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids and competent in basic life support
• Able to manage difficult situations, Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
• Uses own initiative and is able to take decisions
• An understanding of Audit and Research Based Nursing Practice
• Knowledge of the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
Experience Essential
• Experience of working on own and in a team
• Experience of working in the relevant area
• Experience of co-ordinating a shift
• Supervision of junior staff
  
  Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our sharedvisionis achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy -Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into ourPatient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and Swale Hospital sites and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. OurBESTvalues underpinPatient Firstand are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach: B - Bold E - Every person counts S - Sharing and open T - Together Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.