Band 5 Staff Nurse (Trauma & Orthopaedics Outpatients Department and Plaster Room)

This is a part-time post for 17 hours per week:

Monday to Friday (2 long days - 08:15-17:45)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our friendly team in Trauma & Orthopaedics Outpatients & Plaster Room.

You will be responsible for managing and supporting a wide range of specialty clinics and developing services according to patient demand and need.

In return, we offer ongoing learning opportunities to support your professional development.

Informal visits are most welcome.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording a comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.

• Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
• Is expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non registered nursing workforce.
• Is accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.
• Is expected to act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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 recently 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 description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Experience in speciality may be an advantage

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

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