Job Description
Band 5 Staff Nurse - Elective Orthopaedics (Redlands Ward)
PLEASE NOTE: This is a part-time post for 23 hours per week.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our nursing team on Redlands Ward.
Redlands is a 30 bedded ward, which is part of a ring-fenced unit providing care for elective orthopaedic patients.
Practices in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and Trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
Is accountable for own practice and for appropriate delegation of care he/she gives to colleagues, nursing support workers and students
Acts with integrity to uphold the reputation of the nursing profession and the Trust.
Deliver care with compassion, sensitivity and empathy.
Recognises deterioration in the physical or mental condition of the patient and takes timely action, appropriately referring to others or working with other agencies as required.
Takes responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, maintaining own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements.
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 recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our 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.
Assesses the needs of patients/families and carers; plans, delivers and evaluates high standards of evidenced based nursing care.
Demonstrates concise, accurate, timely record keeping, including both written and electronic records.
Displays excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations.
Practices in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and Trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
Is accountable for own practice and for appropriate delegation of care he/she gives to colleagues, nursing support workers and students.
Recognises deterioration in the physical or mental condition of the patient and takes timely action, appropriately referring to others or working with other agencies as required.
Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergency situations.
Develops competences and practices relevant clinical skills required to deliver care to the patient/client group, e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, male catheterization.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.