Bank Staff Nurse inDarlington inDarlington PUBLISHED
MON 7 OCT 2024
Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, developing care programs, monitoring communication regarding patient information, and adhering to NMC standards. The post holder will assist in maintaining high care standards, participate in audits and service improvements, manage resources efficiently, and contribute to the education and training of junior staff. This position emphasises collaboration with colleagues to address bed management issues while ensuring patient safety and engagement in care planning.
Do you want to be paid at a rate that reflects your skills and experience?
Do you want to work flexible hours?
Would you like to be valued as individual employee?
If so then come and join County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust as one of our valued bank workers. Following a review of the current pay points for our bank workers these now reflect the value that our bank staff provide our organisation. The Staff Bank and Agency Service was re-launched in August last year and is working to provide a complete temporary staffing solution for all of our wards and departments.
This is an exciting time to join us as the service is transforming and developing into an innovative and modern provider of temporary staffing. You will need to be a registered nurse (Adult) with a valid NMC number. You will need to be a reliable, enthusiastic and a self-motivated individual, You will need to possess excellent communication skills and be adaptable to changing situations.
The post holder will be responsible for planning, organisation and delivery of care for patients and the supervision of junior staff within the team. The post holder will be expected to take charge of the ward as required.
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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 Ward Sister in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care.
- To participate in nursing audit and service improvement activities eg Essence of Care
- 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.
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