Band 5 Registered Nurse, Durham
Job Details
Full Job Description
Client Name: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Role: Band 5 Registered Nurse
Rates: Day £14.69/18.94
Night/Saturday £20.13/£25.96 Sunday/Bank Holiday £25.55/£32.94
Various shifts to suit you: earlies, lates, long days, night shifts
Benefits:
- First sight of shifts across multiple
NHS trusts with flexible working options to suit your lifestyle
-
A dedicated consultant to support you every step of the way
-
Hundreds of new shifts available every day so we can get you the right
shift at the right time
- £250 referral scheme
- Free
training for your own personal development
- 24/7/365 support -
we're here when you need us
- Revalidation support
- Working
alongside a friendly, welcoming team of dedicated professionals, you
will be utilising these resources to provide emergency treatment and
ongoing medical care of the highest calibre to patients.
Skills focus
Working calmly across various
high-pressure environments, you will be drawing on your quick-thinking
abilities as well as your clinical knowledge and understanding. With
responsibility for writing care plans, performing assessments and
making referrals, alongside your clinical care tasks, this role will
continuously challenge you to develop and consolidate your skills.
General key skills
In addition to your
qualifications, as a Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will have:
Quick thinking abilities
Patience and the ability to remain
calm in stressful situations
Excellent attention to detail &
timekeeping
A methodical approach to tasks
The ability to
work well and under pressure
Empathy, understanding & a flexible
attitude
A desire to learn and improve
The ability to use a
computer competently
Main Duties/Responsibilities
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse you will:
Provide constant
monitoring and care for patients in a seriously ill or unstable
condition.
Actively support emergency admissions, planned
admissions and post-surgery patients and their families, communicating
clinical information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective
understanding.
Adhere to the NMC professional Code of Conduct.
Take blood/fit a cannula and undertake patient observations (blood
pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level) as
patient need dictates throughout the shift.
Write care plans,
perform assessments, and make referrals.
Organise admissions and
discharges to and from the ward.
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential
Be
a Registered Nurse.
At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.
You
will need to pass an enhanced background check.
If you can be flexible in your work and apply a systematic, skilled approach to your clinical tasks, we want to hear from you. Apply today!