Overview
This is an exciting time to join the Emergency Department, as we have recently completed our £8 million rebuild to enhance the patient journey.
We introduced dynamic patient pathways to improve patient flow and experience, resulting in significant improvements in the department’s performance.
Our team is motivated and committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care. We are passionate about Emergency Nursing and the service we provide our local community.
Duties
- We're looking for a motivated, committed, flexible, and approachable emergency nurse with at least two years’ experience as a Band 5 Staff Nurse.
- They need to be competent in IV administration, oral medications, cannulation, venepuncture, and have passed streaming assessments.
- They should also demonstrate a team-oriented approach and strong managerial and leadership skills.
- The post holder will deliver patient care daily.
- They should be experts in all areas of nursing care, from patient admission through discharge, to facilitate clinical practice development.
- As the nurse in charge, they have overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of their clinical area and for ensuring that all care is delivered in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, and for maintaining associated records.
- They will manage, support, and lead a team of nurses in delivering high-standard, evidence-based, patient-centred care.
- They will assist the senior sister in managing staff, including appraisals, rotas, recruitment and selection, and learner supervision.
- They will provide advice and support to patients, relatives, and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Using clinical audit, research, supervision of practice, and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by using resources efficiently and effectively, and liaise with the senior sister at all times.
- They will provide leadership on the Trust's values and behaviours.
About Us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career.
Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care.
Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and are investing in our colleagues by supporting professional development and investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment over the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
For further details / informal visits, contact:
Name: Chalcedony Padernal
Job title: Lead Nurse
Email address: chalcedony.padernal@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01483 571122
