Two 12-month Band 5 staff nurse secondments with the Intensive Care team at Frimley Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on assessing, planning and evaluating patient care in a 12-bed unit that takes Level 2 high dependency and Level 3 intensive care patients, alongside senior clinical staff. Shifts run as a rota of short and long days and nights, with support from the unit's practice development team. Candidates need six months' post-registration acute hospital experience and current NMC registration.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with specialist and senior clinical staff
- Contribute to setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of patient care
- Deliver high standards of care based on evidence-based practice and current research
- Take part in ongoing monitoring and evaluation of nursing care
- Maintain accurate, legible and comprehensive patient records to Trust and NMC standards
- Uphold strong infection prevention and control practice within the unit
- Support and promote health and wellbeing initiatives
- Escalate incidents, complaints and team issues to the Team Leader as appropriate
- Work in line with Trust policies, procedures and professional nursing standards
- Maintain and develop a professional portfolio and personal development profile
What’s required
Qualifications
- RGN level 1 or level 2
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration
Experience
- Minimum six months' post-registration experience in an acute hospital setting
- Current or previous experience in a hospital-based care environment
Skills & knowledge
- Up-to-date clinical knowledge
- Proactive approach to developing acute care skills
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team within a dynamic setting
- Evidence of effective written communication
- Ability to use initiative and work within the scope of practice
Nice to have
- Mentorship qualification
- IV training
- Acute ward experience
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
- IT skills
- Ability to adapt positively to change
What’s offered
- Comprehensive education programmes
- Support from a dedicated practice development team
- Flexible working patterns, including short and long shifts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
