Staff Nurse

Staff Nurse in Coronary Care at the RSH, a 13 bedded acute cardiac unit, emergency portal with direct admissions for PPCI, acute MI, life threatening arrythmias, acute pulmonary oedema and other acute level 2 cardiac conditions.

Communicate using a range of methods to ensure a caring, sensitive and empathetic

manner to patients and their relatives.

Communicate sensitive information about patients to other members of the health care team

and with the consent of the patient to their relatives. Demonstrate excellent communication skills when dealing with difficult situations

Provide clear and concise patient handover to other members of the team.

Escalate concerns in a patient’s condition to senior members of the nursing team, medical staff

Initiate referrals to other members of the healthcare team. To report ward and departmental affairs to the Sister / Charge Nurse and to participate in discussions and ward meetings.

Ensure that patients concerns are addressed through liaison with senior staff

To communicate in a professional manner with all patients and visitors to the ward department

Promote equality and diversity ensuring that the individual needs of the patients and their

families are recognised.

Take personal responsibility for ensuring communication relating to patient discharge is

accurate and kept up to date niversity Hospitals of North Midlands (NHS) Trust in ensuring that statu

tory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.

To comply and adhere to individual and role specific responsibilities as stated in the Trust Health and Safety Policy (HS01) and all other Health and Safety related policies.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of

care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marie Pegg Job title: Ward Manager Email address: marie.pegg@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782 674095