Registered Nurse - Short Stay Unit

Join our dynamic team on the Short Stay Unit, a 40-bedded, fast-paced environment dedicated to providing exceptional care for patients with a variety of acute medical conditions. Our unit focuses on patients with a length of stay of up to 72 hours, ensuring a swift and efficient recovery process.

Key Responsibilities:

Support to Ward/Department Leader:

• Collaborate closely with the Ward/Department Leader to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Assist in the management and coordination of the unit, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.

Nursing Care:

• Deliver and monitor comprehensive nursing care for a designated group of patients throughout their care episode.
• Utilize your clinical skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans.

Learning Environment:

• Play an active role in fostering an effective and supportive learning environment.
• Mentor and support junior staff and students, contributing to their professional development and the overall learning culture of the unit.

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Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Well developed communication skills and time management
• Effective organisational abilities.

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Critical care skills

Further Training

Essential

• Change management and leadership skills.
• Supervisory skills
• 997 and 998 or FLIPS
• Cannulation and venepuncture.
• ILS

Experience

Desirable

• Experience in an acute setting

Contractual

Essential

• Continued Professional Development.
• Regular Attendance
• Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department.
• Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

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