Staff Nurse inDarlington inDarlington PUBLISHED 9 DEC 2023
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To assess patients needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- To organise the delivery of nursing care, deploying staff effectively.
- To be aware of, and communicate to team members, changes to patient information and treatment plans, both verbally and in writing.
- To adhere to NMC standards of record keeping.
- To assist the Unit Manager in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care.
- To participate in nursing audit and service improvement activities.
- To be aware of resource constraints and the importance of working within budget.
- To provide advice and act as role model to other members of the team.
- To be proactive in managing risk and maintaining patient safety.
- To supervise the work of nursing support staff, ensuring tasks undertaken have been delegated appropriately.
- To contribute to the day-to-day management of the Directorate, co-operating with colleagues to provide an appropriate level of nursing service and to address bed management issues.
- To participate in education and training of junior staff.
- To involve patients/carers in the planning and delivery of care.
- To participate in clinical supervision.
- To assist in resolving conflict and defusing situations where appropriate.
- To promote a positive and professional image of nursing at all times.
The Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital is looking for a Staff Nurse to join their forward thinking acute team.
Do you want to be part of a fast moving, innovative team at County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust? Medical Same Day Emergency Care is looking for enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join their experienced, forward thinking acute team.
This is an exciting time to join the medical Same Day Emergency Care team at Darlington Memorial Hospital as we continue to improve the service and experience for patients requiring emergency medical care. If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace and enjoy working collaboratively then working as part of our Medical Same Day Emergency Care multidisciplinary team may be the job for you. It would place you as a member of a committed, caring and compassionate team, who are supportive and knowledgeable about their specialty.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Registered Nurse that will see in excess of 30 patients passing through each day. A particular emphasis on faster initial assessment and decreased overall length of stay.
You will work closely with our experienced and friendly consultant team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the medical emergency patient's care, providing first line treatment. Having your own cohort of patients and working closely with the multidisciplinary team you be able to treat patients promptly, effectively and efficiently allowing for an excellent patient experience.
The dependency of patients and service users along with their presenting clinical conditions varies daily within medical SDEC, and with it the requirements of their nursing needs. Staff nurses within medical SDEC are required to be dynamic and flexible in accordance with the varying needs of the patients within the department. The staff nurse is required to ensure that patients are rapidly assessed and their nursing plan of care is documented, communicated, implemented and evaluated at regular interals during the patients stay. The nurse will ensure that any concerns, issues or conditional changes are escalated early to ensure patient comfort and safety is maintained.
To assess patients needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- To organise the delivery of nursing care, deploying staff effectively.
- To be aware of, and communicate to team members, changes to patient information and treatment plans, both verbally and in writing.
- To adhere to NMC standards of record keeping.
- To assist the Unit Manager in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care.
- To participate in nursing audit and service improvement activities.
- To be aware of resource constraints and the importance of working within budget.
- To provide advice and act as role model to other members of the team.
- To be proactive in managing risk and maintaining patient safety.
- To supervise the work of nursing support staff, ensuring tasks undertaken have been delegated appropriately.
- To contribute to the day-to-day management of the Directorate, co-operating with colleagues to provide an appropriate level of nursing service and to address bed management issues.
- To participate in education and training of junior staff.
- To involve patients/carers in the planning and delivery of care.
- To participate in clinical supervision.
- To assist in resolving conflict and defusing situations where appropriate.
- To promote a positive and professional image of nursing at all times.
The Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital is looking for a Staff Nurse to join their forward thinking acute team.
Do you want to be part of a fast moving, innovative team at County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust? Medical Same Day Emergency Care is looking for enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join their experienced, forward thinking acute team.
This is an exciting time to join the medical Same Day Emergency Care team at Darlington Memorial Hospital as we continue to improve the service and experience for patients requiring emergency medical care. If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace and enjoy working collaboratively then working as part of our Medical Same Day Emergency Care multidisciplinary team may be the job for you. It would place you as a member of a committed, caring and compassionate team, who are supportive and knowledgeable about their specialty.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Registered Nurse that will see in excess of 30 patients passing through each day. A particular emphasis on faster initial assessment and decreased overall length of stay.
You will work closely with our experienced and friendly consultant team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the medical emergency patient's care, providing first line treatment. Having your own cohort of patients and working closely with the multidisciplinary team you be able to treat patients promptly, effectively and efficiently allowing for an excellent patient experience.
The dependency of patients and service users along with their presenting clinical conditions varies daily within medical SDEC, and with it the requirements of their nursing needs. Staff nurses within medical SDEC are required to be dynamic and flexible in accordance with the varying needs of the patients within the department. The staff nurse is required to ensure that patients are rapidly assessed and their nursing plan of care is documented, communicated, implemented and evaluated at regular interals during the patients stay. The nurse will ensure that any concerns, issues or conditional changes are escalated early to ensure patient comfort and safety is maintained.
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