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Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations.
Job OverviewAre you an experienced nurse looking to either change direction, or develop and grow within your career?
- If yes, then Frimley Health Foundation Trust is your choice of employer!
- We are one Trust with 3 hospital sites across Frimley, Ascot and Slough
Wexham Park Critical Care Unit has 12 beds consisting of a mixture of ITU/HDU patients (Level 3 and Level 2). Our education programmes, supported by our practice education team, aim to provide staff of all grades with the essential knowledge and skills required to work on our busy, friendly unit.
Note: previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the nurse in charge the postholder will be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care.
The postholder work as part of a team and be accountable for the total provision, organization and direction of the nursing care for the patients in their care.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We brought together Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to create Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care and in conjunction with specialist and senior clinical staff.
- Participate in the setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of patient care.
- To actively support in the promotion of health.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within unit environment.
- To participate in and set standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
- To participate and assist in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing care.
- Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
- To liaise with Team Leader on untoward incidents, complaints and Team/Staff issues.
- To act in accordance with trust policies and nursing procedures.
- To maintain your own personal profile.
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN level 1 or level 2
- Current NMC registration
- Mentorship qualification
- I.V training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post-registration experience
- Current or previous experience in hospital based care environment
- Acute ward experience
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
- Self motivated and uses own initiative
- Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
Apply online now
Job Overview
Are you an experienced nurse looking to either change direction, or develop and grow within your career?
Wexham Park Critical Care Unit has 12 beds consisting of a mixture of ITU/HDU patients (Level 3 and Level 2). Our education programmes, supported by our practice education team, aim to provide staff of all grades with the essential knowledge and skills required to work on our busy, friendly unit.
Note: previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the nurse in charge the postholder will be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care.
The postholder work as part of a team and be accountable for the total provision, organization and direction of the nursing care for the patients in their care.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We brought together Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to create Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Skills
Essential criteria
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
Apply online now
Are you an experienced nurse looking to either change direction, or develop and grow within your career?
- If yes, then Frimley Health Foundation Trust is your choice of employer!
- We are one Trust with 3 hospital sites across Frimley, Ascot and Slough
Wexham Park Critical Care Unit has 12 beds consisting of a mixture of ITU/HDU patients (Level 3 and Level 2). Our education programmes, supported by our practice education team, aim to provide staff of all grades with the essential knowledge and skills required to work on our busy, friendly unit.
Note: previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the nurse in charge the postholder will be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care.
The postholder work as part of a team and be accountable for the total provision, organization and direction of the nursing care for the patients in their care.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We brought together Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to create Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care and in conjunction with specialist and senior clinical staff.
- Participate in the setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of patient care.
- To actively support in the promotion of health.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of infection control standards and promote these within unit environment.
- To participate in and set standards of patient care based on sound research findings.
- To participate and assist in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing care.
- Provide legible and comprehensive patient records to agreed Trust and NMC standards and guidelines.
- To liaise with Team Leader on untoward incidents, complaints and Team/Staff issues.
- To act in accordance with trust policies and nursing procedures.
- To maintain your own personal profile.
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN level 1 or level 2
- Current NMC registration
- Mentorship qualification
- I.V training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post-registration experience
- Current or previous experience in hospital based care environment
- Acute ward experience
- Working with multi-disciplinary teams
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills (written and verbal).
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult / stressful situations
- Self motivated and uses own initiative
- Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
Apply online now
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To work as a Staff Nurse in the UK, you'll need a combination of formal education, clinical skills, practical experience, and personal attributes. Here are the essential skills and qualifications required:
Educational Qualifications:
1. Nursing Degree: A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc) or an equivalent nursing degree is typically required.
2. Nursing Registration: You must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK. This typically involves passing an approved nursing program and the NMC's competency tests.
Clinical Skills:
1. Patient Assessment: Ability to perform thorough assessments of patients' health and identify needs.
2. Medication Administration: Knowledge of pharmacology and the ability to safely administer medications.
3. Wound Care: Skills in managing and dressing wounds, observing for signs of infection.
4. Infection Control: Understanding infection prevention practices and how to implement them in a clinical setting.
5. Basic Life Support (BLS): Certification in BLS and other emergency response skills, such as Advanced Life Support (ALS) if applicable.
6. Clinical Procedures: Proficiency in various clinical skills specific to your area of nursing (e.g., IV insertion, catheterization).
Soft Skills:
1. Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients, families, and colleagues effectively.
2. Empathy and Compassion: The ability to provide emotional support and understand patients’ perspectives.
3. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
4. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify issues and implement solutions quickly.
5. Time Management: Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Additional Skills:
1. Attention to Detail: Precision in following medical procedures and documenting patient care.
2. Adaptability: Flexibility to handle changing patient situations and workloads.
3. Technical Skills: Familiarity with medical technology and electronic health records (EHR).
Continuing Professional Development:
1. Lifelong Learning: Commitment to ongoing education and training to stay current with nursing practices and policies.
Employment Considerations:
1. Experience: Many positions may require previous experience in a clinical setting, such as placements during your nursing degree.
2. Specialization: Depending on the area of nursing you wish to work in (e.g., surgical, pediatric, psychiatric), additional qualifications or experience may be necessary.
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