Registered Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Pre Op Assessment at St Michaels Hospital for a registered nurse.
To be able to be a skilled member of the team with the upcoming on-line assessments (ePOA).
To be able to consider some working from home hours in the future when ePOA has been actioned.
To be trained and competent to complete patient assessments both on-line and face to face as needed.
To assist in the creation of a welcoming, team that works professionally in a caring and safe environment .
To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team both within the Trust and externally.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the provision of the highest standard of nursing care for the patients and their families.
To plan, assess, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for individual patients and to assist other staff in this activity, both on-line and face to face.
To ensure an ongoing welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided.
To act as an advocate for the patients ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
To provide pre- operative plans of care to include medication plans, diabetic plans and advise and refer as necessary to promote health and wellbeing preoperatively
To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence-based nursing care.
To supply medication under local Patient Group Directives as required. After relevant training .
To help ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed "best practice".
To use the Patient Administration System (PAS) in accordance with Trust policy and procedure.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job responsibilities
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- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered
Skills
Essential
- Current medical and surgical experience
- Willingness to undertake training for new role
- NMC registered
- Works well within a team
- Can work under own initiative and make clinical decisions following guidelines
- Good written and verbal communication
Desirable
- Understanding of Maxims
- Understanding of Nervecentre
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address
St Michaels Hospital
Hayle
TR27 4JA
