Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Discharge Lounge
Band 5
Job overview
The Discharge lounge is located on the lower ground floor next too the ambulance bay. We streamline discharges from the bed base and emergency department ensuring that all care needs are maintained and discharges are completed promptly, efficiently and patient centred.
We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse who wants to make a difference and enhance our patients journey to join our team.
You must be enthusiastic, a good communicator, possess good organisational skills as well as the ability to work well in a team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and of nursing care for patients awaiting discharge.
Work as a member of the team, liaising with wards and flow team to streamline discharges for patients in the Trust.
The post holder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details:
Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
Determines nursing priorities and plans patient care. Informs 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 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 patients’ condition.
Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs
To develop the clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
To 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 delivery of care
Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team
Ensure that all equipment is checked and maintained in safe working order.
Manage allocated workload and provides supervision of less experienced staff.
Practice and promote safe and efficient use of all resources.
Reports all incidents, accidents and complaints to the unit manager and completes Trust incident forms in accordance with risk management policies.
Ensures compliance with Trust policies and procedures
Ensure own standards are maintained in relation to clinical governance
Provides leadership in the monitoring of standards of care
Act as shift coordinator in rotation with other nurses in the team
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- Diploma in Nursing
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship/teaching qualification
- Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies
- Experience within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
- Evidence of working with students
Desirable criteria
- Recent acute hospital experience [including as a student nurse]
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential criteria
- 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
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma weaver
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 2576
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