Newly Qualified Staff Nurse - Preceptorship

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

As a newly qualified registered nurse you will provide direct personal care and interventions to patients, whilst retaining your professional accountabilities as a registrant, and co-ordinate the care given by colleagues. This will be for a period from 6-12 months, until a series of competencies have been achieved and signed off by the Supervisor.

Attend all Induction, orientation, training and preceptorship related activity within the probation period of the role.

The post holder will deliver high quality, safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code.

Contribute to the one team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and liaise effectively with external professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver prescribed care to a defined group of patients that reflects their individual needs.

Assess, plan and deliver nursing care, with the patient and those important to them, which takes account of patient choice and wishes. This includes the evaluation and review of these plans, with the patient, on a frequent basis, that is reflective of their needs.

Contribute to a one team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the MDT.

Accurately communicate observe and engage with patients regarding the care delivered.

Provide accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and those important to them

Respect and apply the requirements of equality and diversity, promoting and role modelling across the team.

Prioritise nursing duties and delegate appropriately, working as nurse in charge under the supervision of a fellow registrant as required, ensuring a safe environment.

Maintain a continued level of personal professional development including attendance and participation in the preceptorship programme to demonstrate contemporary practice and meet the requirements of revalidation, as a minimum.

Complete all mandatory training and competency assessments as required for the role.

Adhere to the Hospice policies and protocols and the NMC Code.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Qualified registered nurse with active NMC registration.
• Knowledge of NMC standards, guidelines, and professional practices.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality.
• Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practice.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• It literate
• Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt their style as appropriate to the environment they are communicating in.
• Provides advice and guidance to new starters, junior and agency colleagues undertaking similar tasks, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provides support to all staff where appropriate.
• Maintains a collective responsibility for the care and appropriate use of resources on the ward.
• Contributes to and maintains accurate personal recordings in patients notes and maintains confidentiality.
• Respects and applies the requirements of equality and diversity, promoting and role modelling across the team.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St Raphael's Hospice

Address

London Road

Cheam

Sutton

Surrey

SM3 9DX

Employer's website

https://www.straphaels.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)