Staff Nurse (General Outpatients) - Fixed Term 12 Months

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Reading is seeking a part-time Band 5 Staff Nurse for a 12-month fixed-term role in General Outpatients. Responsibilities include delivering high standards of evidenced-based nursing care, supervising junior staff, and managing patient records. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and be able to work autonomously in a diverse clinical environment. This position offers an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team providing high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Staff Nurse with relevant clinical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a nurse-led unit.
• Experience in teaching and supervising junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and deliver high standards of care.
• Teach and supervise junior staff and students.
• Manage emergency situations effectively.
• Maintain accurate patient records.

Job description

Overview

Band 5 Staff Nurse (General Outpatients) - Part Time 33 hours per week. This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.
• Deliver care without direct supervision.
• Accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
• Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.
• Accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.
• Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Develops competences and practices relevant clinical skills required to deliver care to the patient/client group.
• Working as part of the multidisciplinary team focusing on the department team.
• Responsible for the efficient running of various outpatient clinics.
• Undertake nursing duties including: scrub nursing, leg dressings and IM injections.
• Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergency situations.
• Work autonomously in a nurse-led unit.
• Maintaining accurate patient records on EPR.
• To assist with ordering and maintaining the clinical area.

Location and About Reading

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

Trust and Values

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our CARE values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Further details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carmel Russell
Job title: Sister
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01183227598