Registered Nurse Emergency Department

The Methodist Church in Britain; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Prompt payment

First choice of shifts

Flexible shifts

Holiday allowance built up

Shift booking online

24/7 support

Learning and development opportunities

Access to shifts across NHS trusts

Job summary

The Emergency Department at University Hospital Southampton is seeking a registered general nurse for a six-month bank placement, advertised by NHS Professionals for the trust. You will provide individualised nursing care from initial assessment through planning and recording, and you may teach learners.

Shifts are day shifts, Monday to Friday, with flexibility. You must hold a valid NMC PIN and have at least six months' ED experience in the UK within the past two years.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse
• Valid NMC PIN
• Six months ED experience in the UK within the past two years
• Able to work day shifts, Monday to Friday

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Undertake initial assessment of patients arriving in A&E without a diagnosis
• Maintain and update patient care plans
• Carry out nursing care and procedures within policy
• Give and receive progress reports and escalate changes in condition
• Teach learners and junior staff on the ward
• Keep accurate records in line with NMC
• Administer prescribed drugs and IV medications when authorised
• Communicate with colleagues and support ward leadership
• Support discharge planning for named patients

Skills

Nursing care

Communication

Assessment

Job description

A registered general nurse bank post in the Emergency Department at University Hospital Southampton, advertised by NHS Professionals for the trust, on a six-month placement. The work centres on individualised nursing care, from initial assessment of arrivals with no diagnosis to planning and recording care, plus teaching learners. Bank shifts are flexible, but the post calls for day shifts Monday to Friday. Applicants need a valid NMC PIN and at least six months' emergency department experience in the UK within the past two years.

What the job involves

• Provide individualised nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Undertake initial assessment of patients arriving in A&E without a diagnosis, with guidance from senior staff
• Maintain and update individual patient care plans
• Carry out nursing care, treatments and procedures within agreed policies, including plaster of Paris application and wound closure such as suturing
• Give and receive patient progress reports, escalating changes in condition to senior nurses or medical staff
• Teach learners and other nursing staff on the ward
• Keep accurate, legible, dated and signed records in line with NMC rules
• Participate in checking and administering prescribed drugs, including controlled drugs, and intravenous drugs once authorised
• Communicate with colleagues and other professionals, and support the Senior Sister or Charge Nurse with ward philosophy and objectives
• Receive patients and relatives calmly, and provide information and support
• Keep equipment ready for use, report defects, and report untoward events, completing incident forms where appropriate
• Take part in discharge planning for named patients

Qualifications

• Qualified registered nurse

Registration & licences

• Valid NMC PIN

Experience

• At least six months' emergency department experience in the past two years, within the UK

Other

• Able to work day shifts, Monday to Friday

What's offered

• Prompt payment, paid the week after shifts are worked
• First choice of shifts at the trust and access to shifts before agency staff
• Flexible shifts, with control over when to work
• Holiday allowance built up for every shift worked
• Shift booking online or through a smartphone
• Support 24/7, 365 days a year
• Learning and development opportunities for career progression
• Access to shifts across over 50 partner NHS trusts