Job summary Staff Nurse - Medical Infusion Suite Division: Medicine and Emergency Care Care Group: Specialist Medicine Band: 5 Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro rata Interview Date: 15th December 2024 **Please note this advert is only open to UK Residents** We are recruiting for a Staff Nurse who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Medical infusion suite cares for patients in an outpatient setting and delivers intravenous medication.
The unit is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.
You must be competent in cannulation and venepuncture and the delivery of intravenous medication.
The role will involve running the unit as nurse in charge during the day and having a good knowledge of intravenous medication delivery.
Main duties of the job The post holder will work independently / autonomously and at times without direct supervision, accountable for their own professional working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together.
It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.
Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you.
We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description Job responsibilities Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge Will be responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines Person Specification Value Based Question Essential Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcomeGive an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone Qualifications Essential RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality Knowledge Essential Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues Experience Essential Experience of working on own and in a team Experience of working in the relevant area Skills Essential Competent in basic life support Is able to administer intravenous drug therapy Competent in cannulation/venepuncture Able to manage difficult situations