Staff Nurse - Older Male Care (Mortimer)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Staff Nurse - Older Male Care (Mortimer)

Do you want to make a real difference to patient care?We do and we have, but we are looking to recruit more staff nurses to continue and to contribute to making a real difference to ourolder male patients.

We are looking for trained staff nurses to join our journey of celebrating and embracing older care. It's an exciting time for our 5 older care wards as they have recently been redesigned to be 'dementia friendly' following £600k funding from the Department Of Health. We are also piloting a new older persons 'Enhanced Recovery Pathway' - one of the first Trust to do this. This highlights that as a Trust we are innovative (as reflected in our Trust aims - Excellence, Ambition and Innovation) aiming to make a real difference to patient care for now and the future.Excellent patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we believe our staff are central in achieving this. Therefore we offer tailored personal development and the opportunity to take part in exciting new research.If you are motivated, compassionate and want to make a real difference to the care of our older patients then we are looking for you to join us on our journey - we want to hear from you.

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 ofpatients.
Is expected to deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable forthe care delivered and any omissions of care.
Is expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the nonregistered nursing workforce.
Is accountable for care or any omissions of care that they delegate toothers.
Is expected to act as role model, delivering.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust continues to grow and increase our reputation for clinical excellence. We are committed to delivering high quality care to our patients.

Date posted

13 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6727496NCG-2

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

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

Other

Essential

Information technology literate.

Person Specification

Education

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

Other

Essential

Information technology literate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.