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
* Competitive pay rates
* First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
* Block bookings in your favourite locations
* Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
* Revalidation support
* 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:
* quick thinking abilities
* patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
* excellent attention to detail
* a methodical approach to tasks
* excellent timekeeping
* the 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
As a Band 5 Registered Nurse with NHS Ayrshire and Arran, you will:
* Provide constant monitoring and care for patients in a seriously ill or unstable condition.
* 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.
* Safely identify, prepare, check, and assemble equipment required for the relevant operating list.
* Adhere to the NMC professional Code of Conduct.
* 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.
* Write care plans, perform assessments, and make referrals.
* Organise admissions and discharges to and from the ward.
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential
* 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.
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.