Nurse Specialist

4 weeks ago


Darlington, Darlington, United Kingdom County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Discharge Lounge team at County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. As a Nurse Specialist, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient discharge of patients from our hospitals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess patients' needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care.
  • Organise the delivery of nursing care, deploying staff effectively.
  • Communicate changes to patient information and treatment plans to team members, both verbally and in writing.
  • Adhere to NMC standards of record keeping.
  • Supervise the work of nursing support staff, ensuring tasks have been delegated appropriately.
  • Contribute to the day-to-day management of the Directorate, cooperating with colleagues to provide an appropriate level of nursing service.
  • Participate in education and training of junior staff.
  • Involve patients/carers in the planning and delivery of care.
  • Participate in clinical supervision.

Requirements

  • Experience of working within a busy ward environment.
  • NMC Registered.
  • Registered Nurse.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work using own initiative.
  • Plan own workload and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Organisational abilities.
  • Computer skills.

About Us

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield, and Weardale, as well as over 80 other community-based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

From April 1 2024, we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200. If you are in the UK on a VISA, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.



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