Registered General Nurse - Accident and Emergency, Wigan

Client Name: Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation TrustRole: Band 5 Registered NurseRates: £18.10 to £35.33Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.Benefits:Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.Competitive pay ratesFirst sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trustsNext-day payrollBlock bookings in your favourite locationsExcellent support from your own dedicated consultantRevalidation support24/7/365 service - we're available when you need us A business with a futureBy joining the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, you will be building your career on solid and stable foundations, deeply rooted in a culture and vision of excellence in research, innovation, and teaching. If you are looking for a place to work with a bright future, look no further than the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.General key skillsIn addition to your qualifications, as a Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will have:quick thinking abilitiespatience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situationsexcellent attention to detaila methodical approach to tasksexcellent timekeepingthe ability to work well and under pressureempathy and understandinga flexible attitudea desire to learn and improveactive listening skillsthe ability to use a computer competentlyMain Duties/ResponsibilitiesAs a Band 5 Registered Nurse with Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, you will:Provide constant monitoring and care for patients in a seriously ill or unstable condition.Actively support emergency admissions, planned admissions and post-surgery patients and their families, communicating clinical information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding.Safely identify, prepare, check, and assemble equipment required for the relevant operating list.Adhere to the NMC professional Code of Conduct.Take blood/fit a cannula and undertake patient observations (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration rate and oxygen level) as patient need dictates throughout the shift.Write care plans, perform assessments, and make referrals.Organise admissions and discharges to and from the ward.Qualifications/Licenses/CertificationsEssential Be a Registered Nurse.At least 2 years post-graduate experience.6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.You will need to pass an enhanced background check.Development and opportunitiesIf you are looking for a role within a Trust that can provide the very best opportunities for building a strong, stable career in nursing, apply today.