Staff Nurse

Job summary

34.5 hours per week

As a registered nurse you will be responsible for supporting your manager in providing a high quality service across all specialities and supporting the patient through their journey through the out-patient department

Main duties of the job

• Prioritise the care requirements for identified patients.
• Organise and monitor the work and performance of junior colleagues providing constructive feedback, advice and on-going support.
• Assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
• Monitor progress of work within the unit, recognise changing priorities, implement corrective actions within own limits and inform the relevant people.
• Take responsibility for own continuing professional development and maintenance of personal development plan, identifying own development needs.
• Act as a role model and support professional development of all students and junior staff.
• Act as a mentor to assigned learners and to teach and support them through their competency assessments as required.
• Diffuse challenging behaviour, ensuring that the situation is managed in a sensitive way.
• Assume responsibility and management of the clinical environment as required.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• Identify and assess potential risks in work activities and how to manage these risks appropriately.
• Take immediate and appropriate action in relation to adverse incident reporting utilising the hospital incident reporting system.
• Support the department in reducing hospital acquired infection and comply with the Trusts policies on infection, prevention and control, maintaining competency to effectively discharge these responsibilities.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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