Band 5 - Staff Nurse (Outpatients - General Outpatients 1& 2) - Part time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bad 5 Staff Nurse to join the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The post holder works and effective team member:

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.

Deliver care without direct supervision. Accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.

Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.

Accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.

Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Develops competences and practices relevant clinical skills required to deliver care to the patient/client group.

Main duties of the job

• Working as part of the multidisciplinary team focusing on the department team
• Responsible for the efficient running of various outpatient clinics
• Undertake nursing duties including: scrub nursing, leg dressings and IM injections
• Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergency situations.
• Work autonomously in a nurse led unit.
• Maintaining accurate patient records on EPR.
• To assist with ordering and maintaining the clinical area.

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 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

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in an outpatient setting

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates sound clinical knowledge and up to date nursing practice with evidence of critical thinking and problem solving
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively within a team.

Other

Essential

• Information technology literate.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

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