Registered General Nurse

Description

Are you a compassionate, motivated and experienced Registered Nurse looking to develop your surgical nursing skills within a supportive and innovative clinical environment?

Registered General Nurse (Fixed Term)

Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our ward team and provide high-quality, person-centred care to a diverse range of surgical patients.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse who is passionate about delivering excellent standards of care, developing their clinical knowledge and making a genuine difference to the experience and outcomes of our patients.

Working under the guidance of the Ward Management and alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating individualised nursing care. You will support patients throughout their surgical journey, including pre- and post-operative care, discharge planning and continuity of care.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to a positive learning environment, supporting students, learners and junior colleagues while continuing to develop your own professional practice.

• Provide safe, effective and compassionate nursing care to a varied group of surgical patients.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans, adapting care according to patients' changing needs.
• Provide high-quality pre- and post-operative care, including monitoring vital signs and recognising and responding appropriately to patient deterioration.
• Safely administer prescribed medicines and monitor patients for their effects.
• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive nursing documentation, including electronic patient records.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient outcomes and continuity of care.
• Support effective discharge planning and ensure appropriate continuity and aftercare between hospital and home.
• Maintain patients' privacy, dignity, confidentiality and independence at all times.
• Contribute to the development and sharing of good clinical practice within the ward.
• Support students, learners and junior colleagues, contributing to a positive learning environment.
• Participate in teaching, preceptorship, mentoring and professional development activities as appropriate.
• Identify and report risks, accidents and incidents in accordance with HMT policies and procedures.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, health and safety and information governance.
• Participate in mandatory training and maintain your professional development in line with NMC requirements.
• Work flexibly across clinical areas when required, according to your skills, experience and service needs.

We are looking for a nurse who is enthusiastic, proactive and committed to providing outstanding patient care.

• Current and valid NMC registration and revalidation.
• A Registered Nurse qualification at Advanced Diploma or Degree level.
• Knowledge and experience of caring for patients with complex surgical needs.
• The ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care effectively.
• The ability to recognise a deteriorating patient and take appropriate action.
• Knowledge of evidence-based nursing practice and the NMC Code.
• The ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to demonstrate assertiveness, tact and diplomacy.
• A flexible, proactive and resourceful approach to your work.
• A genuine commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care and improving the patient experience.
• Basic or Intermediate Life Support training.

Surgical ward experience is desirable, particularly experience of working with patients across a range of surgical specialties and demonstrating safe clinical practice.

Advanced Life Support (ALS) training is desirable.

At HMT, our vision is “to be the most innovative and best quality provider of niche health and social care services.”

Our purpose is “to make every contact count, ensuring every resident and patient receives…