Staff Nurse
Job Title Staff Nurse
Location Kent
Job Type Permanent
Speciality Staff Nurse
Rates £25,655 - £31,534 per annum

Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a  Staff Nurse to join our hospital based in Kent.

The post holder will:

  • Provide outstanding nursing interventions and care to all patients accessing the service
  • Accurately enter patient information on IT systems
  • Ensure patient care areas are safe, fit for purpose and effectively maintained
  • Maintain the safe custody of medications and controlled drugs.
  • Supervise junior members of the team, including providing clinical supervision/act as a mentor

Skills and Experience

  • First level Registered Nurse
  • Significant post registration experience in relevant specialty
  • ILS training or willingness to undertake training
  • Basic phlebotomy and ECG monitoring experience
  • Excellent organisational planning and problemsolving skills
  • Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to build and support team working in a positive and challenging culture
  • Strong patient-centred approach
  • Sound computer skills e.g., MS Office Suite and webbased reporting systems
  • Foster a culture of professionalism and a positive working team environment
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity and ethics in the workplace

Key Result Areas

  • Act as the patient’s advocate, always maintaining their dignity
  • Deliver high standards of evidence-based preprocedure care for patient
  • Plan and implement care of patients within the department
  • Assist in the post-operative care of patients; ensuring data is correctly recorded on APAS and Endobase or other electronic software/paper notes
  • Contribute to budgetary management by exercising care and economy in the ordering and use of equipment and consumables
  • To contribute to audit within the ward and the compilation of supporting written documentation
  • Supervise Junior members of the team including workplace competencies are achieved
  • Work within scope of professional practice always

For more information, please get in touch with Rahul on +44(0) 203 411 5531 or email on rahul@permhire.co.uk