Staff Nurse - SDEC. Fixed Term

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Staff Nurse for their Same Day Emergency Care unit. This role offers the chance to deliver high-quality emergency care in a dynamic environment, working alongside a supportive and experienced team. With a commitment to professional development, the Trust fosters a culture of learning and growth, ensuring that nurses can advance their skills and careers. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in patient care while enjoying a collaborative and friendly workplace. If you're ready to step into a rewarding nursing role, this is the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing program

Career development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with recent professional updates and knowledge of NHS issues.
• Demonstrates strong communication and leadership skills in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of individualised patient care and manage nursing services.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care effectively.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Education

Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12

Evidence of recent professional updating

Job description

Employer: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Surrey County Hospital
Town: Guildford
Salary: £31,469 - £38,308 Per annum (pro rata) exc HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59

Staff Nurse - SDEC. Fixed Term

Band 5

Job overview

JOB SUMMARY

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.

Main duties of the job

JOB PURPOSE

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.

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.

Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Band 5 Staff Nurse

Same Day Emergency Care

Full time/Part time/ Fully Flexible

Temporary fixed term contract

Do you have a genuine interest in working in an up and coming area of the Emergency Floor? Same Day Emergency (SDEC) unit is looking for highly motivated, forward thinking and enthusiastic staff nurse to join us. You need to be passionate about providing high quality, emergency same day care in this fast paced, evolving and exciting area of acute emergency care. You must have excellent communication skills and be excited about being part of an innovative nursing team.

The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit works as part of the Emergency Floor as an assessment and treatment area to facilitate admission avoidance. We see patients from the Emergency Department; GP’s referring into Speciality teams and other clinical areas of the Royal Surrey County Hospital.

The service runs 7 days a week but is not open overnight.

This band 5 role provides a real opportunity to develop clinical skills and knowledge base in all specialties while being supported by a senior and experienced team. This is the perfect place to hone your assessment skills in a friendly and supportive environment whilst developing good working relationships in a relaxed and enjoyable working environment.

We are dedicated to training and developing our staff in their chosen field and we take pride in our track record of developing our nurses into nurse specialists and nurse leaders of the future.

Informal visits are strongly recommended to meet the team. In order to arrange such a visit please contact SDEC senior sister Jenny Cowell on 01483 571122 ext 6988/ 2514 or [emailprotected]

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12
• Evidence of recent professional updating and relevant personal development

Knowledge

• Demonstrates professional awareness and knowledge
• Understanding of current issues in Acute NHS setting
• Consolidation of Nurse Training
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues such as complaints handling, clinical risk management
• 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.