Registered Nurse

4 weeks ago

Blackburn Lancashire, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

The Older Persons unit is currently a 48 bedded inpatient unit which also has an Older Persons Rapid Assessment/Same day emergency care area for 10 patients to be assessed from the Emergency Department.

On OPU you will be assisting patient's with a holistic approach with their activities of daily living. You will be assisting the team to complete a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment on all our patients over the age of 65.

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively to provide excellent care in the clinical area as an effective member of the clinical team, ensuring a safe environment for patients and colleagues, taking responsibility for a group of patients, participating in assessments and maintaining appropriate departmental documentation.

  • Identify the priorities of nursing care for patients, ensuring realistic goals in care planning, working collectively with colleagues to ensure equipment and resource to deliver excellent nursing care, prioritizing as necessary.
  • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, with safety and accuracy in line with Trust Policy.
  • Excellent communication with a variety of stakeholders
  • Contribute to setting of standards in nursing care, evaluating the quality of care given to patients, measuring standards of excellent care through evaluation, under the direction of the senior nurse.
  • Ability to seek out knowledge of nursing and health, develop new skills and being able to apply that learning and findings to nursing practice.
  • Handles complaints by patients, members of the public and colleagues in accordance with Trust Policies and assist the senior members of the team to maintain safe systems of work, abiding by the legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice, eg NMC Code of Practice.
  • Maintains standards of conduct and dress, to ensure confidence with regard to the public, patients and colleagues.

About us

The Medicine for Older People directorate's primary focus is to provide care for our older population whomay have multiple co morbidities and require complex care. We provide a comprehensive service including Stroke, Frailty, Dementia and specialist care of older persons.

The team consists of a dedicated and passionate multidisciplinary team who are committed to making our Frailty Pathway a reference point of excellence in the Northwest and indeed in the country. Working in a progressive environment such as this will enable you expand your knowledge and skills to support your ongoing career development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and promote the highest possible standard of care based on professionally determined standards and accept accountability for the patient as an exceptionally motivated individual with a passion and commitment for managing our Older People with respect and dignity. An exciting opportunity to participate as a successful and dynamic Practitioner, demonstrating effective team work through excellent communications skills and the ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team with a flexible approach, a team player with the ability to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing clinical environment whilst demonstrating ELHT values and behaviours.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential


  • Demonstrate ability to absorb training and carry out duties in accordance with procedures
  • Registered 1st Level or equivalent as verified by the NMC
  • Able to manage the care for a group of people and prioritise workload with minimal supervision.
  • Be proficient at calculating medication doses.
  • Able to write basic reports
  • Able to train less qualified carers/learners
  • computer/keyboard skills.

Desirable


  • To have knowledge of current research applicable to the post's specialist area.

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden road

Blackburn

BB23HH

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