Job summary
Band 5 Staff Nurse (Urology Procedures)
This is a part-time post for 30 hours per week.
**4 days per week Monday to Friday - no nights**
We are looking for a dynamic, highly-motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our busy Urology Procedures department.
Some urology experience is desirable, but in-house training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
We are an outpatient department running various clinics and procedures and we work Mondays to Fridays from 08:30am to 16:30pm; some days will be from 09:30am -17:30pm (the department is looking to expand the services and to work until 18:00pm).
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our value: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible for undertaking and recording comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced-based nursing care to a diverse group of patients.
Deliver care without direct supervision and be accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce.
Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others.
Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse - part 1
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of recent continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN