Return to Practice Nurse - Band 5
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset
Return to Practice Nurse - Band 5
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 21 Mar | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 2fd2d9e737994fea88679f9afc3f9be3
Full Job Description
Able to carry out essential nursing care for patients.
Observe, monitor, recognise discomfort and take appropriate action to minimise pain, discomfort, fatigue, insomnia.
Able to use Millennium and Paperless inpatient records for necessary purpose.
Record Patient care as appropriate in Nursing Plan of care (P) digitally and Countersigned by Supervisors.
Undertake and interpret Neurological observations.
Monitor and record nutrition and hydration status.
Prevent and report skin excoriation e.g. appropriate positioning and pressure relieving techniques (P)
Being able to complete comfort round skin check (P)
Able to collect necessary samples for patient treatment such as Sputum, Urine, blood culture sampling.
Care and management of wound site
Implementation of a complex discharge plan, Patient discharge/transfer home or to primary care setting and record via Millennium.
Recognise and take steps to respond to uncontrolled symptoms and signs of distress, e.g pain, nausea, thirst, constipation, restlessness, agitation, anxiety and depression
Prepare the patient and accurately perform ECG
Perform blood glucose monitoring and escalate any concern.
If the answer isyes, then the Return to Practice Programme is just what you've been looking for. We will welcome applicants who have previous experience across the specialities. This programme will support you and enable you to renew your registration with the NMC and re-join practice with the competence and confidence required to work as an adult registered nurse., NMC still requires 450 hours of practice placement to re-register. How quick you are able to complete the placement depends on whether you do it as short time or long time course with the University and your previous experience of Acute Nursing care., Ability to perform basic aseptic techniques and dressings.
Excellent communication skills.
Good organisational, leadership and problem-solving skills.
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!
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