Staff Nurse - Stroke emergency assessment centre

Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care. Determines nursing priorities and plans patient care. Informs the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care. Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust guidelines. Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.

Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients. Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients' condition. Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.

Providing high quality nursing care within the unit the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, team working skills and dedicated to improving the patients experience. You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to develop others and work closely within a Multi-disciplinary team. Full time post. Day and night work. The successful candidate must be driven to develop new skills and knowledge whilst always keeping the patient at the centre of what they do.

They must be a positive role model and lead by example. Applicants must possess excellent communication skills, have a flexible working approach and a willingness to work as part of a forward thinking team, as well as a strong commitment to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/carers.

We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Diploma in Nursing
• Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
• Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies
• Recent acute hospital experience (including as a student nurse)
• Experience with in relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
• Evidence of working with students
• Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations, ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to support less experienced staff
• Ability to problem solve
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
• Supportive of colleagues
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Committed to high standards of patient care
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Maintain both personal and professional development
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
• Appropriate UK professional registration

• Mentorship/teaching qualification
• Desirable knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance