Staff Nurse

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered nurse to provide high standards of patient care and to support the nursing team across diverse clinical areas in Guildford. You will take personal responsibility for assessing, planning and evaluating care, while upholding NMC Code of Conduct and Trust values.

An essential requirement is current NMC registration with a commitment to professional development and patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with NMC and maintain up-to-date professional practice.
• Evidence of recent professional updating and ongoing development is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of individualised patient care.
• Assist in management and organisation of the nursing service and supervise junior staff.

Education

NMC Registration

Recent professional updating

Job description

As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, implementing and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. As an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of others. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy. As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.

Please note that an UK NMC registration is mandatory for this role.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of individualised patient care reflecting individual competencies and education that involves relatives/carers as appropriate. To be responsible for the nursing care of a defined group of patients.

To assist in the management and organisation of the nursing service in the clinical area including the teaching and management of more junior staff or those in training.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a registered, accountable and autonomous nurse to act in the best interests of your patients at all times and take personal responsibility for your actions and decisions. To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, implementing and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. As an NMC registrant facilitate learning and development of others. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy. As a Trust employee act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the NMC Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of recent professional updating and relevant personal development

Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrates professional awareness and knowledge
• Understanding of current issues in Acute NHS setting
• Knowledge of current NHS and Professional issues

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.