Job Description

Within this role, we require a band 5 to use clinical experience and skills caring for acutely unwell Surgical patients. You will work with a team of Nurse Practitioners, Band 6 Junior Sisters and Senior HCAsto maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for Surgical, ENT, Max Fax, T&O and Vascular patients within the framework of team nursing. You will be expected to act with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do in a fast pace environment. You will communicate effectively with patients and their relatives/carers regarding their care and educate patients where there is a need.



Working in Surgical SDEC you will be expected to liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team ensuring high quality patient care in an alternative emergency setting. As a band 5 Staff nurse you are required to show commitment to sustaining and developing your clinical competence and professional awareness and provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students. Registered nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional registerevidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in speciality NMC recognised mentorship qualification This band 5 role requires excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills, have the ability to record and deal with facts, figures and information accurately. The candidate must be able to follow Trust and departmental policies and procedures, be an effective communicator both written and verbal.



This role requires the staff nurse to be able to problem solve and be flexible to change in demands of service. We ask for the candidate to have the ability to mentor and provide effective support to healthcare assistants and students. The job role requires the individual to have the ability to use technology as required