Job Description
Job Purpose As a Band 5 A&E nurse, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for assessing care needs, developing care programs, and implementing and evaluating these programs to ensure high-quality patient care Key Responsibilities • Patient Care: Provide individualized care to patients, maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times • Assessment and Planning: Assess care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate care programs • Communication: Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate information sharing and meeting patient needs • Supervision and Support: Supervise and support junior staff and students, providing advice and ensuring their educational needs are met. • Professional Development: Continuously improve knowledge through evidence-based practice and participate in clinical audits Skills and Qualifications • Registered Nurse: Must be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) • Communication Skills: Strong communication skills to effectively interact with patients, relatives, and team members • Organizational Skills: Ability to organize workload and manage time efficiently Patient Care • Assessment and Planning: Assess patients' care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate care plans to ensure high-quality care. • Direct Care: Provide individualized care, including administering medications, conducting assessments, and offering support and education to patients and their families. Communication • Effective Communication: Maintain clear communication with patients, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate information sharing and meeting patient needs • Patient Advocacy: Act as an advocate for patients, ensuring their privacy, dignity, and rights are maintained Supervision and Support • Junior Staff Supervision: Supervise and support junior staff and students, providing advice and ensuring their educational needs are met • Professional Development: Participate in the teaching and development of nursing staff, including students and newly qualified Management • Standards Monitoring: Monitor and ensure adherence to defined policies, procedures, standards, and protocols to deliver high-quality service Professional Development • Continuous Learning: Engage in continuous professional development through evidence-based practice and participation in clinical audits. • Clinical Competence: Maintain competence in using medical equipment and machinery, especially in resuscitation areas North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ Please see Job description attached Patient Care Communication Continued Professional Development Clinical competence This advert closes on Friday 16 May 2025. Location : Edmonton, N18 1QX