Band 5 Staff Nurse - A&E inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
The nurse will ensure compliance with trust policies and guidelines while promoting a clean and safe environment, conducting relevant clinical procedures, and using up-to-date knowledge to enhance patient care quality. Additionally, the role includes the responsibility of addressing any concerns that may affect patient well-being and contributing to the overall development of clinical practice within the department.
The post holder will practice autonomously and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate person-centred evidence-based nursing that respects and maintains dignity and human rights. They will be responsible for assessment of care needs of patients and planning programmes of care, implementation and the evaluation of these programmes without direct supervision. At times they will have management responsibility for being in charge of the ward/department and supervising junior members of staff.
The post holder will practice in a holistic, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate manner that avoids assumptions, supports social inclusion and recognises and respects individual choice and acknowledges diversity. They will work in partnership with other health and social care professionals, students and trainees and agencies, service users, their carers and families. The post holder will contribute to the practice development within their clinical care setting and work in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and will be responsible for completing any work-based training associated with the role.
*Carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality current evidence-based care underpins all actions and interactions with patients
*Be responsible for completing/ undertaking relevant nursing/ clinical procedures and practice underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience
*Use up to date knowledge and evidence to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes and promote health and best practice. The individual must make person centred, evidence-based judgements in partnership with others involved in the care process to ensure high quality care
*Act as advocate for patients within the areas, to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care
*Ensure patients receive high quality clinical care and a positive patient experience, having regard to their customs, beliefs and ethnicity
*Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation /policies and procedures, health care associated infection prevention, governance including risk management and incident reporting and act without delay in the reporting and escalating of any areas of concern
*Recognise and act to avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients
*Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness
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