Staff Nurse

Job summary

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join the team on Ward 14 - Surgical High Care Unit at Blackpool Teaching Hospital.

We are a 20 bedded surgical ward that provides care for several specialities including general surgical, ENT, urology and gynaecology. We care for post operative patients admitted following elective surgeryas well as patients admitted through the emergency pathway via our Surgical Assessment Unit.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking nurse with a dynamic approach to join our motivated and supportive team.

You must be punctual, flexible and committed to the role with a determination to ensure patients on the ward receive the highest standards of care.

Our patients have varying degrees of dependency which will mean organising and prioritising care accordingly. You must be able to recognise and manage deteriorating patients.

You will be supported to care for a group of patients, providing clinical care, wound management, nutritional support, stoma care and post operative care of the unwell patient.

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who can work dynamically and at a fast pace to ensure safe and effective care delivery. As well as, someone that shows a caring attitude, respectful and keeps patients safety as a priority at all times.

You will work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team, medical staff acting as a role model and advocate for your patients.

You must be professional at all times and have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise with patients, relatives and other members of the multidisciplinary team as well as your colleagues on the ward.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade.

Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

As a Band 5 you will you will provide direct clinical care to surgical patients. Working alongside the nursing team, MDT and medical staff you will provide evidence based care.

Complete observations, escalating any concerns appropriately to the nurse in charge and medical teams. Providing wound care, preparing patients for theatre, admitting and discharging patients safely.

Be able to prioritise your workload whilst acting as an advocate for your patient, assessing and implementing their individual plan of care with accurate and concise documentation.

Be a clear communicator within your team and the wider service and act in a sensitive and professional manner at all times, promoting the Values of the Trust.

You will be trained to perform venepuncture and cannulation and IV drug administration, wound care and stoma care.

• Ensure all Trust standards are met within your workload and that a quality service is provided at all times.
• Ensure all patients requirements are met with dignity, sensitivity and empathy.
• Be non-judgemental in your approach to client care and attitudes.

• Assist trained staff to carry out nursing care ensuring the patients confidentiality and privacy are maintained.
• Maintain confidentiality with regards to the Data Protection Act for all information received.

• Ensure patients safety, comfort, and welfare at all times.
• Report accidents, incidents, losses as they occur to the nurse in charge.
• Attend yearly up-dates on all statutory training, including basic life support and manual handling and moving.
• The post holder must comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control.

• Report untoward incidents and occurrences regarding changes in patients condition to the nurse in charge/named nurse as they arise.
• Assist in emergency care once training undertaken.

• Liaise with nursing, medical, and other disciplines within our defined clinical area and other departments and hospitals.
• Be supportive to the patient and their family/carers at all times.

• Ensure teamwork reports are…