Registered Nurse - Ainslie Ward
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Job summary
Ainslie Ward at Torbay Hospital is seeking to recruit a full-time Registered Nurse to join our busy Trauma and Orthopaedic ward. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring the highest achievable standards are met following comprehensive patient assessment.
As a Registered Nurse within Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, you will work as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team to assess patient needs and to plan, implement, and evaluate individual programmes of care.
Ainslie Ward is a 26-bedded trauma unit providing care for patients with a wide range of injuries, many of whom require surgical intervention. You will work collaboratively with Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals, demonstrating autonomy, professionalism, and effective clinical decision-making within the ward environment.
We are committed to supporting your ongoing professional development. You will have access to a structured programme of in-house training, external learning opportunities, and regular clinical supervision and appraisal, enabling you to achieve your full potential and continue to develop your skills and career.
Full time permanent position (covering Days & Nights)
Main duties of the job
- Providing, managing and coordinating your allocated patients care needs
- Liaising and communicating with your patients NOK, family, Carer
- Supporting, mentoring students
- Administering oral/IV medications
- Admitting, carrying out assessments and discharges
- Wound care
- Observations
- Communicating efficiently and professionally both verbal and written, updating, involving your surrounding team with changes occurring throughout your shift
- Working as part of the multi-disciplinary team
About us
The team is made up of a Senior Sister, Junior Sister's, Trauma Co-Ordinator's, Band 5 Registered Nurses, Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistant's.
We are also proud to have ward based Hotel Services and two Housekeepers. All of who work well together providing the team spirit we enjoy and feel safe with.
As listed within the above list of main duties of job, while incorporating the Trust Values:
- Respect and Dignity
- Commitment to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Improving Lives
- Working Together
- Everyone Counts
Why work with us
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths and encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team.#CareToJoinUsTSD
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Person specification
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Essential
- NMC Registered (Level 1) Adult Nursing.
Desirable
- Interest in or experience of specialist surgery: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of meeting revalidation, specialist surgical skills and mandatory training requirements
- Knowledge of clinical governance and how they are key in-patient safety and assessing risk
Desirable
- oAwareness of the NHS plan and current initiatives that affect us particularly in the south west peninsular
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