Staff Nurse - Sainsbury Ward London, England
Job description
We have exciting opportunities available within our surgical unit at Northwick Park Hospital. Sainsbury is a 19 bedded inpatient surgical unit with 3 private beds. This encompasses General Surgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Maxillofacial, Urology, Vascular, Orthopaedic specialties and can also include Medical patients.
We are looking for both newly qualified and experienced nurses to come and join our team as full time permanent post. We will offer support and development to the successful candidates.
To work according to the NMC – The Code and other professional guidelines.
To be accountable for coordinating safe patient care and ensuring efficiency of the patient flow pathway.
Providing a high standard of patient care.
To be an advocate for patients.
To participate as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients requiring specialized care pre and post operatively.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
Key Responsibilities
Communication
- Record observations accurately in accordance with the patients' condition. Interpret and inform the nurse in charge of changing data and respond as directed
- Participate in the promotion and maintenance of effective communication with the patient and their carer(s)
- Complete patient documentation correctly, appropriately and in a timely manner
- Develop communication skills in order to convey complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming any barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events. This includes expanded role responsibilities, following appropriate training
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Maintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues
- Use electronic systems e.g. PAS, ICE, PACS, EPRO and develop other computer literacy skills.
- Under supervision gain experience and skills in clinical practice, facilitation, teaching and management (as appropriate)
- Educate patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified
- Participate in annual staff appraisal, staff development and in-service training activities to ensure personal development.
- Attend Trust/local orientation programme, mandatory training sessions and annual updates.
- Be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with CPD requirements and maintain a professional profile.
- Help maintain a suitable learning environment for staff and act as a facilitator in the supervision and teaching of nursing students and others to develop their competence
- Develop own teaching skills and participate in staff/student education programmes that develop competence and performance
- Assist in the training and development of Health Care assistants and complete assessors training as required
- Act as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor for junior staff nurses
