Staff Nurse - Elderly

☞ Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Nantwich North West

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Staffing Recruiting Health Wellness Fitness Hospital & Health Care

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Job Overview

Rookwood A are on a mission to find bothnewly-qualified andexperienced Staff Nurses wanting to develop their skills and knowledge in Elderly medicine and frailty!

Here at Rookwood A we are known for our friendly warm atmosphere. The ward has been designed to be dementia friendly, so patients feel at home. We have an established nursing team who strive to provide an excellent standard of care to all patients.

Main duties of the job

You will be Responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust’s Values & Nursing & Midwifery Professional Framework goals example:

personal hygiene and comfort, vital signs and EWS, early recognition and management of acutely ill patients, safe transportation, last offices, fluid balance monitoring, enteral feeding/ meeting nutritional needs, ECG, wound dressings, removal of sutures/clips, catheterisation, venepuncture, cannulation, blood transfusion, palliative and terminal care, care of central lines, admission and discharge, nasogastric tube insertion & care, care of epidural and IV infusion pumps, psychological and spiritual support.

Working for our organisation

Elderly medicine is exciting and changing every minute. If you have a passion for elderly care, then this is the job for you. Our supportive team of professionals would love to welcome you onto our Ward where we change lives every single day! Why wouldn’t you want to be a part of that?

The team are constantly optimizing the services in accordance to our patient requirements and welcome applications from dynamic individuals with strong interpersonal skills that will look forward to the challenges of nursing.

Staff Nurse - Elderly

Band 5

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines.
  • Support and provide patient education and health promotion
  • Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by junior staff
  • Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
  • Assist in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
  • Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
  • Maintain accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation
  • Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
  • Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
  • Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
  • To participate in education and training of junior staff.
  • Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice
  • Proactively engage with Trust wide or local changes and developments in nursing practice e.g intentional rounding, alcohol screening.
  • Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.


Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate NMC registration
  • Diploma in Nursing
  • NMC recognised mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards 18 months commencement in post
  • Evidence of continuing education or development


Desirable criteria
  • Degree


Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Willing to expand clinical role e.g. IV additives, venepuncture and cannulation
  • Awareness of changes within Nursing practice
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and the relevance to practice
  • Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
  • Demonstrates competency during internship


Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of ethical issues
  • Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality e.g. surgery
  • Knowledge of leadership and management
  • Research and development
  • Experience of mentorship and ability to identify learning and development needs
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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