Staff Nurse - Surgical

What are we looking for? We are looking for experienced Band 5 Staff Nurses with a background in an Inpatient setting working within Departments such as Neurorehabilitation, Cardiovascular, Orthopaedics and AAU. What will your duties include? • You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of patients under indirect supervision from the senior nurse caregivers. They are expected to be able to provide general and specialised direct nursing care in accordance with CCL’s established policies, procedures and protocols. • Provides direct nursing care to patients in accordance with CCL’s established policies, procedures and protocols. • Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. • Is able to prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient’s condition and escalate to the senior nursing team/clinicians immediately. • Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes. • Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care when required • Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the multi-disciplinary team. • Provides teaching and educational material as appropriate, validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching. • Adheres to the NMC code of conduct and acts as the patient advocate at all times. • Participates effectively at the Quality improvements initiatives for the ward ensures that the Ward KPI’s are achieved and are aligned with CCL quality standards. • Requires critical thinking skills and the ability to work as part of a team