Registered Nurse

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Dursley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a nursing professional to deliver patient-centered care, supervise and mentor staff, and ensure compliance with clinical standards. This role involves assessing and coordinating care for a specified group of service users while implementing infection control policies and managing patient property. Ideal candidates must demonstrate effective communication and quality assurance skills. This position is essential for maintaining seamless care delivery in the clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users.
• Supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
• Coordinate care for a specified group of service users.
• Deliver safe and effective patient-centred care to our service users, their families and carers.
• Ensure all clinical care requirements of patients are communicated effectively at ward handover.
• Undertake clinical audits to improve patient safety and care.
• Ensure safe use, inspection, maintenance and security of goods and equipment.
• Check and safely store patients' property and valuables as per Trust policy.
• Use non-medical prescribing or Patient Group Directives where applicable.
• Implement Trust and Departmental Infection Control policies and procedures.

Job description

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users
• Supervise mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Coordinate care for a specified group of service users
• Deliver a safe and effective patient centred care to our service users, their families and carers
• Ensure all clinical care requirements of patients are communicated effectively at ward handover to allow seamless provision of care from shift to shift.
• Undertake clinical audits to identify and improve patient safety and care.
• Responsible for the safe use, inspection, maintenance and security of all goods and equipment, ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained at all times.
• Responsible for the checking and safe storage of patients' property and valuables in line with the Trust's policy.
• To use non-medical prescribing or Patient Group Directives (PGDs) where applicable and to ensure that all duties in relation to medicines optimisation/management meet required professional and Trust standards.
• Implement and conform to Trust and Departmental Infection Control policies and procedures.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.