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Registered Nurse
The closing date is 17 August 2025
Hours: 37.5 per week, pro rata if part-time, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you a qualified nurse who wants to improve your acute care skills? If so, we would love for you to contribute your skills and knowledge to improve patient care and collaborate with our team to support the values of MKUH.
Supporting patients and their families with empathy and professionalism is at the heart of this role, and you'll collaborate closely with emergency clinicians, advanced practitioners, and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure seamless, person-centred care in our fast-paced department.
You will also need to be resilient, disciplined, ensure seamless care and be part of a team dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based treatment, with training and career progression available to support your development.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Senior Charge Nurse Fernando Molina Rojas on 01908 995914/01908997794.
Please note that this post is subject to an initial probationary period of six months, extendable up to a period of 12 months. A DBS check may be required for new employees. MKUH promotes an inclusive workforce and proactively welcomes applications from underrepresented groups in our community.
Interview date: 26th August 2025
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of effective, compassionate and professional nursing care within the framework of National, Hospital and departmental policies. To work in conjunction with other staff as a member of the nursing team.
To ensure that the patient service is customer focused, efficient, safe, effective and delivered to the highest possible professional standard.
Able to communicate well with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Autonomous working within the department.
To assist, when necessary, with the definition of nursing standards and maintain the provision and effectiveness of those standards.
To assist in the management of patient flow within the department to ensure that patients care is managed in a safe and timely manner.
To assist the senior team/operational team in achieving the Emergency Access targets.
About us
Nursing and Midwifery feel strongly that their team works well together to achieve their objectives, managing great team work continuously, 63.7% support this.(NHS Staff Survey 2024).
* Free on-site parking
* Free refreshments
* Great flexible workingopportunities
* Discounted gym membership
* Lease car scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Job responsibilities
Professional
* To demonstrate continuous development of professional skills and knowledge.
* To comply with all hospital policies and to practice within NMC standards and guidelines.
* To contribute to the development of the Unit using research-based practice.
* To main accurate and legible records of nursing care.
Management and Clinical
* To be aware of the Trusts Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.
* To assess, plan and implement care for allocated patients
* To be competent at assessing range of facts or situations requiring comparison of a range of options.
* To make judgements on problems requiring investigation and analysis, e.g. assessment of patient condition.
Education
* To participate in ensuring that the departments environment is conducive to teaching and learning.
* To act as mentor/assessor to student nurses and adaptation students.
* The Trust welcomes all persons without regard to age, ethnic or national origins, gender or sexual orientation, religion, lifestyle, presenting illness of disability. We aim to always provide a non-judgemental service.
Clinical Governance
* Participates in the Trusts clinical Governance activities ensuring that all the elements are embraced within ones own practice and that of the clinical area.
Equality and Diversity
* Act in a way that promotes equality and diversity in relation to Trust policy and procedure and legislation.
* To ensure that equality and diversity issues are recognised, addressed in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
* Registered Nurse.
* Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
* ILS
Experience
* Understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team, using own initiative and judgment.
* Knowledge of current ED/Nursing issues.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Team Leader in the absence of senior manager.
* Awareness of Emergency Access targets
Skills
* Motivational Skills.
* Ability to cope with tight deadlines and competing priorities.
* Professional Approach
* IT Skills.
* Flexible.
* Cannulation/venepuncture.
* Diplomacy
Personal and people development
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Mentorship Course or willing to undertake Course.
Communication
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Numerate/literate.
Specific requirements
* Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations.
* To be proactive.
* Autonomous working as required.
* To provide clinical leadership and support to other members of the team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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