registered nurse Gloucester, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our friendly and dynamic rapidly expanding Respiratory Team. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with experience in Respiratory / Acute Nursing to be part of an innovative multidisciplinary team to help us deliver safe, effective high quality patient care. Respiratory Nursing is an exciting and rewarding specialty. This role is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership and clinical skills whilst supporting a team to help provide and deliver safe, effective, high quality patient care.
We will offer you direct support from the Ward Manager and Senior Nursing team to continue with professional development and lifelong learning with programmes such as the Role Transition program and the Band 5 Development program. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking to develop their skills and knowledge of Acute Respiratory nursing.
A Registered Nurse who delivers compassionate, professional, skilled and effective person centred, evidence based nursing care by working within a multidisciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs based care plans through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
The Role:
Working within our team you will have the opportunity to experience the acute phase of illness in Respiratory Medicine caring for patients who require treatments such as Non-Invasive Ventilation
As a member of our team part of your role will be to support the senior nurses in the management of the ward and development of the nursing team.
The Person:
You must be a Registered Nurse with a keen interest in acute medicine
Possess excellent communication skills
Excel in a challenging environment
Enthusiastic and eager to expand your knowledge and skills
Flexible with a keen sense of team work
Fully committed to the 'Journey to Outstanding' for the Trust.
The Respiratory Unit is A 56 Bedded Ward specializing Acute Respiratory Medicine. We work as part of a multidisciplinary team who strive to deliver a high standard of care to patients and their families. We aim to create an inclusive and innovative working environment that embraces the trust values. We are ambitious and highly motivated to provide outstanding care for our area.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job responsibilities:
In line with the Trust Vision to provide the Best Care for Everyone
Professional values
Act with professionalism and integrity, and work within agreed professional, ethical and legal frameworks and processes to maintain and improve standards;
Act as a role model
Communication and interpersonal skills
Work in partnership with other health and social care professionals and agencies, service users, carers and families ensuring that decisions about care are shared
Nursing practice and decision making
Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the nursing care of patients in accordance with UK law, the NMC code of conduct and the Trust values
Deliver high quality essential care to all persons in their care;
Deliver complex care to service users in their field of practice;
Act to protect the public, and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centred, evidence-based nursing practice;
Practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively;
act on their understanding of how peoples lifestyles, environments and where care is delivered influence their health and wellbeing;
Seek out every opportunity to promote health and prevent illness;
Leadership, management and team working
Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team
Manage a patient/caseload of patients within defined clinical area
Use leadership skills to supervise and manage others and contribute to planning, designing, delivering and improving future services
To organise own time and that of non-registered staff, students and other learners as appropriate
To support the senior members of staff in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area
Actively contribute to a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learners.
