Staff Nurse - Mortimer Ward
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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
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.
Details
Date posted
07 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-7395214NCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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