Staff Nurse | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to a caseload of patients and perform verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and multidisciplinary team.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care for patients, particularly those on a palliative journey.
• Act as nurse‑in‑charge in the absence of band 6 and 7 nurses, ensuring continuity of care.
• Exercise accountability in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Maintain high clinical and nursing care standards and ensure accurate clinical documentation.
• Support junior staff and students in their development and administer medication safely.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to promote independence, achieve good symptom control, and facilitate safe discharge planning.
• Work full‑time on a rotational basis within a 20‑bedded palliative care unit.

• Band 5 staff nurse with competent assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation skills.
• Compassionate, good communicator, and critical thinker.
• Strong teamwork skills and ability to adapt to a dynamic, patient‑centred environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and delivery of high‑quality, evidence‑based nursing care.