Job description
Client Name: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Role: Band 5 A&E Nurse
Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.
Location: West Midlands
Benefits
* Access to Care4Carers – our support service to help support your mental health and well being and enable you to deliver outstanding care.
* Competitive pay rates
* First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
* Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
* 24/7/365 service – we're available when you need us
A fantastic opportunity has become available for a quick-thinking and methodical Band 5 A&E Nurse with recent NHS experience to join the prestigious Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Working flexible shifts at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, you will be working triage and treating resus patients with skilled efficiency while providing the highest standards of care.
Working alongside a friendly, welcoming team of dedicated healthcare professionals, you will be using some of the most advanced medical equipment in the country to provide constant monitoring and care for patients in a seriously ill or unstable condition.
As a member of the A&E nursing team, you will have access to a wide range of development and support packages to ensure you are progressing your skills and your career at every opportunity.
General key skills
* quick thinking abilities
* patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
* excellent attention to detail
* a methodical approach to tasks
* excellent timekeepingthe ability to work well and under pressure
* empathy and understanding
* a flexible attitude
* a desire to learn and improve
* active listening skills
* the ability to use a computer competently
Main Duties/Responsibilities
* Provide constant monitoring and care for patients in a seriously ill or unstable condition.
* Actively supporting emergency admissions and their families, communicating clinical information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding.
* Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
* To recognise, review and report patients/clients' condition and any changes to it to senior members of staff within the multidisciplinary team.
* Responsible for adhering to the NMC professional Code of Conduct.
* Taking blood/fitting a canula, undertake patient observations (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level) as patient need dictates throughout the shift.
* Treatment of resus patients and Triage
Qualifications, Licenses & Certifications
* Be a registered nurse.
* At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
* 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.
* You will need to pass an enhanced background check.
So, if you can combine empathy and understanding with fast-paced critical care, we want to hear from you. Apply today.
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