Staff Nurse (Urology Procedures)

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare service provider is seeking a motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their busy Urology Procedures department in Reading, UK. The role involves comprehensive nursing assessments, delivering high standards of patient care, and supervising junior staff. Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and some experience in acute clinical environments is desirable. This position supports in-house training and offers a collaborative team environment focused on compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Experience in an acute clinical environment through placement or employment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and record comprehensive nursing assessments.
• Deliver and evaluate high standards of nursing care.
• Teach and supervise more junior staff and students.

Skills

Compassionate care delivery

Supervision of junior staff

Nursing assessment

Accountability in care delivery

Education

Registered Nurse - part 1

Current NMC registration

Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic, highly-motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our busy Urology Procedures department.

Some urology experience is desirable, but in-house training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

We are an outpatient department running various clinics and procedures and we work Mondays to Fridays from 08:30am to 16:30pm; some days will be from 09:30am -17:30pm (the department is looking to expand the services and to work until 18:00pm).

There is potential for Saturday working in the future.

About us

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.

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.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording 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 and be accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.

Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.

Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others.

Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - part 1
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Experience

• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.