Job Description
Band 5
36 \& 18 hours
Permanent An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate registered nurse to join the team at the Marjory Warren Unit, Stepping Hill Hospital. The unit provides a range of specialist outpatients and day hospital services for older adults and general medicine patients including comprehensive geriatric assessments, falls assessments, stroke and TIA follow-ups, rheumatology services, infusion therapies and vascular clinics.
As a staff nurse, you will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring safe and effective clinical practice while promoting independence and positive patient outcomes. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be committed to delivering compassionate care and demonstrate a willingness to develop their clinical knowledge and skills within a diverse and evolving service.
Duties The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team within the unit providing high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to patients attending outpatient and day hospital services. Main duties will include:
- Providing direct clinical care and ongoing assessment of patients attending the service.
- Administering medications, intravenous therapies in accordance with trust policies and standards.
- Monitoring patients condition, recognising and responding appropriately to any deterioration.
- Supporting consultant led clinics and other specialist services that run on the unit.
- Maintain accurate and timely patient records and documentations.
- Promoting patient safety, safeguarding and clinicial governance standards
- Participating in service developments, quality improvement initiatives and continuing professional development activities.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage \& civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sneha Jose Job title: Unit Manager Email address: Sneha.Jose@stockport.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 419 2118