Staff Nurse - Bishops Castle Community Hospital

• Formulate and deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision, seeking guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standards.
• Recognise changes in patients' conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made, or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.
• Ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. Record and report adverse and potentially adverse events and assist with investigation of such events', ensuring learning is shared with the wider team(s).
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records in line with current NMC guidelines and standards.
• Access and use patient clinical diagnostic information to inform clinical decisions.
• Make appropriate and timely referrals to members of the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies to ensure patients' on-going physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs are met.
• Ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained.
• Act as an advocate for your patients, ensuring that any barriers to the patient's opinions and wishes being heard are challenged.

Essential

• RGN NMC registration
• Evidenced recent study and personal development
• Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes

Essential

• Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services
• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment
• Experience of working in the NHS, which may include experience gained on practice placements

Essential

• Ability to lead and manage the team on a regular basis in the absence of the Ward Sister
• Able to assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• To deliver a high standard of care
• Evidence of using research to enhance quality of care
• To act as Hospital Co-Ordinator in the absence of senior personnel