Registered Nurse - Pevensey Day Unit - EDGH

Essential

• Registered Nurse and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Diploma/Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Professional qualification and knowledge of patient assessment, planning, developing and implementing programmes of care
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc

Essential

• Professional clinical knowledge skills and skills that demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, develop and implement programmes of care
• Ability to apply professional judgement and problem solve
• Able to support learners and clinical supervision of junior staff.
• Able to support mentors in decisions related to students/learners and make judgements regarding competence and fitness to practice.
• Day to day management of a patient caseload and delegate effectively to clinical support workers.
• Able to maintain work-related record keeping.
• Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
• Clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
• Skills to assess and interpret complex needs of patients and able to give expert advice and guidance
• Participates in audit and research, able to understand recommendations for changes to practice and policy
• Digital Skills, use of systems, report writing and presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive information and provide reassurance and empathy.
• Commitment to own professional and personal development
• Budget and resource management skills
• Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and external stakeholders.
• Maintains confidentiality and information governance principles and is accountable for actions and decision making
• Ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account

Essential

• Professional and personal credibility
• Flexibility in working hours and patterns
• Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
• Reliable work record
• DBS Enhanced Disclosure
• Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites