Bank Registered Nurse

an exciting opportunity has arisen for a bank band 5 registered nurse to join west suffolk professionals at the west suffolk hospital to work on the general wards (trauma and orthopaedics, surgery, medicine and elderly).

we are looking for highly motivated individuals to join a team of dedicated and passionate staff members who strive to deliver care of the highest quality.

the successful candidate will need to have good communication skills with a flexible approach to working hours and duties.

the successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and a drive to promote a high standard of care for our patients.

if you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please apply or contact west suffolk professionals on

please note:

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• we are looking to cover long days monday to friday however, we are flexible on the hours and would consider amended hours, if you wanted to work shorter shifts. There are very limited night shifts available.
• west suffolk professionals are unable to support sponsorship roles on bank, as we are not able to offer guaranteed hours.
• we are currently unable to support newly qualified rns on bank. However, you are more than welcome to apply, once you have completed a period of preceptorship.
• if successfully interviewed, after checks are completed, you will need to be able to commit to a paid 5 day induction course.

staff nurses are responsible for the delivery of care and the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual programmes of care. They are expected to take delegated responsibility in a given shift for a group of patients. With experience, they may be expected to take charge of the ward/department regularly in the absence of the sister/charge nurse.

note: this job description outlines the trust's expectation of an experienced band 5 nurse. Nurses will not be expected to fulfil the tasks marked with
* until they have moved through the foundation gateway and are progressing towards the full ksf competencies

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we are a busy, friendly, rural nhs trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

the west suffolk hospital in bury st edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the university of cambridge.

adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with west suffolk alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our newmarket community hospital.

we do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

with nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

we promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #beknown for whoever you are.

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job responsibilities:

leading/managing care (within delegated responsibilities for a group of patients) assesses nursing care to be delivered. Plans, prioritises and supervises care within an allocated time frame.delegate activities to team members appropriately organises and deploys staff according to workload, ensuring appropriate staff cover and reporting any deficiencies to ward/clinical manager supervises the delivery of care to maintain agreed standards identifies problems and risks, decides on appropriate actions via a structured approach and report promptly to other staff on matters requiring their input works collaboratively with the inter-professional team and…