Staff Nurse - Orthopaedic Inpatient Unit

Job Title ; Staff Nurse

Department ; Orthopaedic Ward

Reports to ; Nurse Manager

Date ; 2025

Overall Purpose of Job

We will provide exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring and compassion are at the centre of all we do.

To provide professional nursing skills in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care for assigned patients.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Provides direct care to assigned patients.
• Takes the nursing history, summarises data, and states nursing diagnoses and patient care needs.
• Observes and records signs, symptoms, and behaviours, including the physiological status of patients; presents the assessment of changes, the proposed revision of interventions, and desired outcomes.
• Follows policy for activating an individualised plan of care for newly admitted patients.
• Delivers designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
• Performs admission, discharge and transfer procedures, and assists others with patients' activities and care.
• Executes physician's orders for all assigned patients; safely and properly administers medications and treatments.
• Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff to changes in the patients' status.
• Independently performs duties and assumes responsibility for care of assigned patients.
• Performs techniques and routines in the specialty service area.
• Performs or assists others to perform proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.
• Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
• Evaluates care given including the patient response.
• Reassesses and documents the proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes.
• Demonstrates ability to assess patient's understanding of and compliance with instructions and health care teaching.
• Reviews documentation of instructions, teaching topics, and patient response with the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.

Clinical Responsibilities

Managerial Responsibilities

Personal & Professional Responsibilities

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

NMBI Registered General Nurse licence in good standing.

Experience

One year Orthopaedic experience desirable.

Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge

Teamwork

Demonstrate ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Demonstrate motivation and an innovative approach to job.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Demonstrate effective communication skills including the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.

Planning and Organising

Demonstrate evidence of effective planning, organising and time management skills.

Demonstrate flexible approach - to internal rotations, rostering, e.g. night duty, theatre on call, attitude to work.

Knowledge

Demonstrate evidence of recent and relevant experience in the specialised area and in an acute hospital setting.

Demonstrate knowledge of new developments in specialised area.

Demonstrate knowledge of national strategies where appropriate to nursing care.

Patient & Customer Focus

Demonstrate a focus on quality.

Demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect.

Personal Competencies

All posts in Beacon Hospital require a high level of flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service. Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate flexibility as and when required by their manager or hospital management.

This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility and deliverables at the time of its writing. As the Hospital and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the Hospital.

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