Job Description

Our bank is growing, and we want to welcome you to our nursing team! If you are a dedicated, caring and compassionate nurse, we want you to work with us.

Our Nurse Bank is the perfect opportunity anyone looking for flexibility in hours!

Here at Dorset County Hospital, we are proud to say we support our bank workers as much as they support our patients. Our nursing teams are truly dynamic and proactive, consistently improving and developing. Embodying our Trust values of integrity, respect teamwork and excellence. Our teams are always working to improve our patient journey, and you could be part of this!

A chance to live and work in one of the most beautiful areas of England with rolling countryside, excellent links to London, wonderful schools, social activities, beaches and more.

Please email: Bank.support@dchft.nhs.uk for more information

Redesigning pathways with our partners, working to build and grow our integrated care systems is all part of ensuring our patients get the best care – and that is the DCH way.

Access, plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care.

Communicate effectively with patients, visitor, and the multidisciplinary team.

Co-ordinate patient centred care from admission to discharge

Maintain accurate patient records using various Clinical systems

Act as patients’ advocate

Promote the health and empowerment of patients

To ensure that the patients changing needs are identified and

changes initiated or communicated to others.

An opportunity to work with multiple teams and clinical areas (appropriate to your qualification).

Access to Mandatory training and clinical skills.

Outstanding Hospital

We are the largest and most diverse employer in West Dorset

with over 3,000 staff

We provide an acute hospital service to a population of over

250,000, with 400 beds, seven main theatres and two day

theatres

We have been named one of the CHKS Top Hospitals,

an accolade awarded to the top 40 performing trusts

Responsibility for Policy and Service Developments

Follow trust policies and procedures i.e. Risk reporting

Contribute to the development of the ward/department by attending ward/department meeting and supporting the

implementation of change.

To act as a resource link nurse for the ward.

Develop oneself and contribute to the development of others.

Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources

May be required to handle patients valuables and cash

Ensure stock levels are maintained

Manage resources within allocated budget; take appropriate action when this is challenged as consequence of activity or staffing numbers.

Responsibility for Staff

Participate in the education and supervision of the ward team,

including students

Act as Team or Shift leader

To act as a mentor to student nurses and unqualified staff,

following appropriate training

To supervise the ward team in the absence of the ward sister or

senior nurse, to develop own managerial skills

To accept the concept of clinical supervision