Staff Nurse (Emergency Department - Adults)

Staff Nurse (Emergency Department)

An opportunity has become available for a band 5 nurse (Emergency Department - A&E)

Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nurse who enjoys working as part of an innovative and CQC rated 'Good' Team?

We are looking for nurses who are dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic with a very high standard of clinical practice and must have band 5 experience in an Acute setting. You will need to have excellent clinical skills, be adaptable to change and be able to complement and support the existing team of nurses and doctors, and be interested in adult Emergency Care. At interview, you must be able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge as well as knowledge of current healthcare initiatives. We encourage personal development within the trust and offer the opportunity to undertake relevant courses after successful competency based objectives are met.

Job description

Assesses the needs of patients/families and carers; plans, delivers and evaluates high standards of evidenced based nursing care. Demonstrates concise, accurate, timely record keeping, including both written and electronic records. Displays excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations.

Practices in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives and Trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Is accountable for own practice and for appropriate delegation of care he/she gives to colleagues, nursing support workers and students.

Recognises deterioration in the physical or mental condition of the patient and takes timely action, appropriately referring to others or working with other agencies as required.

Recognises, responds to and appropriately manages emergency situations.

Develops competences and practices relevant clinical skills required to deliver care to the patient/client group e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, male catheterization.

For further information, please see the job description and personal specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or studying towards nursing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience as student / registered nurse
• Proven experience in a care environment

Desirable

• Experience in speciality (urgent care)

About the employer

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of west Berkshire.

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent,reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

At our heart we are a local hospital that works with NHS and social care partners to provide excellent healthcare services for over 500,000 people who currently live in our catchment area. We also provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders.

We employ more than 5,500 staff from 39 different nationalities and deliver care from a network of facilities across sites in Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Thatcham and Windsor.