Description:
Caring for patients with an acute (rapid onset) injury or an illness that needs specialist support, including mechanical intervention and caring for post-operative patients
Requirements:
- Degree in BSc (Hons) in General Nursing
- Qualified Registered General Nurse
- Current valid NMC registration
Duties:
- Assessment, observation, monitoring and charting of vital signs; care planning, treatment implementation, and patient evaluation
- Making sure all the medical equipment is working correctly – including ventilators, drains and catheters, as well as IV lines and pumps
- Communicating effectively and supporting patients, relatives, staff and others
- Maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records
- Acting as a role model to others in the hospital
- Staying calm when you’re working under intense pressure (including in an emergency)
- Being flexible, able to prioritise and use your initiative
- Being reliable, self-motivated and highly organised
- Enjoying working as part of a team, with good interpersonal and communication skills (it’s vital to have empathy when working with patients and their families)
- Enjoying problem-solving and working towards improving standards of care
- Being caring and compassionate
- Being willing to work within the hospital’s standard practices
- Feeling comfortable frequently checking and documenting vital signs