Now hiring: Registered Nurse needed in Colchester (Visa sponsorship available)

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Job role: Registered Nurse

Company name: NHS Jobs

Job Location: United Kingdom

Salary: £17.00 to £28.00 per hour

Job Sector: Health Care

Job reference: M0042-25-0164

Job description

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England’s largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave.

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.

Key responsibilities

  • To assist in welcoming patients to the ward and recording base-line observations.
  • To provide care to patients following instructions in the care plan, or pathway.
  • To demonstrate competence in the accurate recording of routine clinical observations.
  • To recognise abnormal recordings or signs of change in a patients condition and report changes to a registered nurse.
  • To assess patients level of dependence in meeting personal care needs and give appropriate assistance (includes hygiene, mobility, nutrition, elimination and comfort).
  • To assist patients to eat and drink in a sensitive and supportive manner.
  • To accurately record information on patient food charts and fluid balance charts, reporting concerns to a registered nurse.
  • To carry out clinical skills relevant to the ward/department and patient group (eg phlebotomy, ECG recording, simple dressings).
  • To assist clinical team with data entry, filing and maintaining accurate documentation of care.
  • To assist in escorting, transferring and discharging patients, ensuring all property is packed and the bed area is prepared for the next patient.
  • To ensure treatment rooms and ward areas are adequately stocked and tidy.

To apply for this job please visit beta.jobs.nhs.uk.