Registered Nurse - Frailty Assessment Unit

The Methodist Church in Britain; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

27 days annual leave rising to 33

NHS Car Lease and Cycle to Work

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Job summary

The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Registered Nurse on the Frailty Assessment Unit, York. This 27-bed acute elderly admissions ward operates as a secondment, focusing on rapid assessment and coordinated care for patients 80 and older.

You'll work under pressure to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care, comply with the NMC Code, and support ward leadership.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Willingness to undertake training as necessary.
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff.
• Knowledge of current issues in health care.
• Knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, keeping accurate written records.
• Maintain a high standard of patient-focused care under Trust policies and procedures.
• Support the Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager in delivering high-quality acute care.
• Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Communicate with patients and carers so they have access to appropriate information.
• Promote and maintain positive working relationships between staff involved in patient care.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Comply with infection control policies and procedures.
• Undertake duties on other wards and departments as service demands require.
• Education and training

Skills

Willingness to undertake training

Ability to demonstrate and explain SKI

Knowledge of current issues in health

Knowledge of Standards of Professional

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 or 2

Job description

Registered Nurse post on the Frailty Assessment Unit at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a 27-bed acute elderly admissions ward, offered as a secondment. The work centres on assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating nursing care for patients over 80, or with age-related conditions, before they move to specialty wards. The unit is busy and fast-paced, so organising workload under pressure matters, and newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply. Interviews are held in person at the hospital site only.

What the job involves

• Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, keeping accurate written records
• Maintain a high standard of patient-focused care under Trust policies and procedures
• Support the Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager in delivering high-quality acute care
• Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Communicate with patients and carers so they have access to appropriate information
• Promote and maintain positive working relationships between staff involved in patient care
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Comply with infection control policies and procedures
• Undertake duties on other wards and departments as service demands require
• Education and training

What's required

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Level 1 or 2

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Skills & knowledge

• Willingness to undertake training as necessary
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff
• Knowledge of current issues in health care
• Knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice

Nice to have

• Awareness of the speciality

What's offered

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, with a lump sum and dependants' pension
• 27 days annual leave rising to 33 days, depending on NHS Trust service
• Relocation package of up to 30% of salary, capped at £18k, for hard-to-fill posts
• Range of paid and unpaid leave for emergency and planned leave
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance