Staff Nurse - Ward D1 Gastroenterology

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Main Duties and Responsibilities Communicate with patients, carers, family and relatives as part of effective patient care. Liaising with the multi-disciplinary team in relation to patients care and needs. Provides feedback to the department from courses undertaken. Responsibility for Patient Care Assessing the individual’s care needs, developing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care to meet needs of patients and undertake all forms of care within the clinical environment.
Working in partnership with relatives and carers to develop and implement /improve standards of patient care. Liaising with staff from multi-disciplines in matters relating to patient care and equipment relevant to nursing care. Maintain accurate and timely patients records and documentation ensuring confidentiality. To uphold the Trusts dignity and respect standards First Impressions.
Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines. Using professional judgements is able to analyse a range of patient conditions and act appropriately. Maintaining high standards of patient care by personal example and professional conduct. Promote the safeguarding of vulnerable patients in line with national and local policy Planning and organising Responsible for prioritising own workload.
As Shift Leader be responsible for discharge planning, liaising with Social Services and for organising safe and effective handover of patients. Actively contribute and participate in the Trusts clinical governance agenda. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90.
This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13

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