Client Name: NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Role: Band 5 Registered Nurse
Rates: £17.45-£34.90
Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.
Benefits:
1. Competitive pay rates
2. First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
3. Block bookings in your favourite locations
4. Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
5. Revalidation support
6. 24/7/365 service - we're available when you need us
General key skills
In addition to your qualifications, as a Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will have:
7. quick thinking abilities
8. patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
9. excellent attention to detail
10. a methodical approach to tasks
11. excellent timekeeping
12. the ability to work well and under pressure
13. empathy and understanding
14. a flexible attitude
15. a desire to learn and improve
16. active listening skills
17. the ability to use a computer competently
Main Duties/Responsibilities
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse with NHS Ayrshire and Arran, you will:
18. Provide constant monitoring and care for patients in a seriously ill or unstable condition.
19. Actively support emergency admissions, planned admissions and post-surgery patients and their families, communicating clinical information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding.
20. Safely identify, prepare, check, and assemble equipment required for the relevant operating list.
21. Adhere to the NMC professional Code of Conduct.
22. Take blood/fit a cannula and undertake patient observations (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level) as patient need dictates throughout the shift.
23. Write care plans, perform assessments, and make referrals.
24. Organise admissions and discharges to and from the ward.
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential
25. Be a Registered Nurse.
26. At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
27. 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.
28. You will need to pass an enhanced background check.
Patient focus
If you are ready to demonstrate your nursing skills and passion for patient care in this Band 5 Registered Nurse role, we can't wait to hear from you. Apply today.