Bank Staff Nurse - Community Hospitals

Job summary

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust are recruiting Bank Staff Nurses for our inpatient wards, working as part of an innovative MDT. When applying, please state your preferred inpatient ward or wards in yoursupporting information:Ludlow, Bishops Castle, Bridgnorth, Whitchurch, Ward 36 at The Princess Royal Hospital (Telford) or Ward 18 at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the care of patients enabling them to step down to their normal place of residence faster.

As a Registered Nurse you will be experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment with knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

You will be patient focussed and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessments and be able to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Please note that this job does not meet the requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

• Formulate and deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision, seeking guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standards.
• Recognise changes in patients' conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made, or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate.
• Ensure patient safety is maintained at all times. Record and report adverse and potentially adverse events and assist with investigation of such events', ensuring learning is shared with the wider team(s).
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records in line with current NMC guidelines and standards.
• Access and use patient clinical diagnostic information to inform clinical decisions.
• Make appropriate and timely referrals to members of the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies to ensure patients' on-going physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs are met,
• Ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained.
• Act as an advocate for your patients, ensuring that any barriers to the patient's opinions and wishes being heard are challenged.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Various Locations

Varied Locations

Shropshire

SY9 5AL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Various Locations

Varied Locations

Shropshire

SY9 5AL

Employer's website

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

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