Bank Band 5 – Paeds Staff Nurse - Uxbridge, United Kingdom - The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Main duties of the job

Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.

Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients' physical, social and psychological needs are metAssist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods.

Communicate with relatives as required and ensure a good public image at all times.

Ensure that ordering, storage administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy

Ensure that research based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered.

Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patient's physical, social and psychological needs are met.

Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met.

Have knowledge of and diagnose cardiac/respiratory arrest and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute and specialist services from two sites to a local population of 350,000. Our services include; accident and emergency services, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Hillingdon is situated in North West London close to Heathrow airport and is the second largest London borough.

Our vision is to be the best general hospital in the country. We are clear that our Vision can only be achieved by our staff, our most valuable asset. We are committed to making improvements for both our patients and our staff which we will deliver through living our core values:Communication,Attitude,Responsibility,Equity andSafety -cares. More information about our Vision and values and how we build theses into our recruitment process can be found atthh website.

We value our staff and wherever possible we offer flexible hours, a full range of benefits, on-site nursery facilities and restaurant as well as a wide range of training and career development opportunities. We are proud to say that our staff survey results show that our staff look forward to coming to work here.

Job responsibilities

Upholding the Trust CARES values and under the supervision of senior colleagues be responsible for the assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for a group of paediatric patients.

Once assessed as competent administer oral and intravenous medication in accordance with Trust policy.

Promote continuing education and professional development by attending training as necessary and act as a Practice Supervisor or Assessor to student nurses in training.

Work collaboratively as part of the paediatric nursing workforce to support other areas of paediatric practice as necessary such as paediatric day care, neonatal unit, or paediatric ED.

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