An exciting opportunity has arisen to work on the regional Head and Neck Unit in Liverpool. The ward is a surgical area dealing with many different types of Head and Neck patients. Patients undergo different surgery including major oncology, restorative, dental and minor procedures. These patients and their families require a great deal of physical, psychological and emotional support as well as managing complex nursing needs. The unit also treats trauma and non‑oncology patients with a very varied set of problems and needs. We are looking to recruit a dynamic nurse to join our team, who wishes to develop new skills or build on existing ones. The unit will provide challenging nursing demands from admission to discharge. Support will be provided from all the multidisciplinary team to utilise the skills you can offer us. Education and training will be provided. This is a challenging but extremely rewarding nursing role. You must be a registered nurse.
Responsibilities
* Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
* Determine nursing priorities and plan patient care. Inform the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care.
* Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust Guidelines.
* Maintain and improve the quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.
* Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.
* Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patient's condition.
* Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.
* Develop clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
* Undertake expanded practice, under supervision, in order to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.
* Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivering of care.
* Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration.
* BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum).
* Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training.
* Post registration qualification in relevant specialty.
* Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse.
* Experience within relevant clinical setting.
* Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
* Evidence of working with learners, sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance.
* Demonstrates awareness of own limitations, ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to support less experienced staff.
* Ability to problem solve.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Basic IT skills, including e‑mail and word processing.
* Supportive of colleagues.
* Ability to work in changing environments.
* Committed to high standards of patient care.
* Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
* Maintain both personal and professional development.
* Willingness to be flexible and adaptable; you must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Equality and Diversity
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.
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