Staff Nurse- Ward B4 | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity to join Ward B4 which is a 24 bedded acute medicine for older people ward at Royal Blackburn Hospital.

Ward B4 works closely with the acute stroke unit, specialising in the care of sub-acute stroke patients.

You will demonstrate a passion for improving the patient and relative experience. You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training to enhance pre-existing knowledge and ensure research based practice. In addition to this, you will possess well developed communication skills that will be used to engage, inspire and motivate both staff and patients in this exciting and challenging clinical area. Good time management skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise your workload and in return we will enable you to develop your clinical and leadership skills with the support from the Senior Nursing team within the Medical and Emergency Care Division.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures.

We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic, individualised patient care without direct supervision

Ensuring improvements in patient outcomes and experience of their care

Ensuring best practice in infection control

Maintaining patient safety and preventing harm

Treating patients with dignity and respect

Effective communication with patients, visitors and colleagues.

Ensure safe and effective discharge planning through effective multi-disciplinary working.