Registered Nurse Discharge Lounge

To work as a registered nurse within the discharge lounge responsible to the Nurse coordinator /Senior sister caring for patients and their carers. Promotes and maintains positive and effective links of communication with patients, their carers and visitors to the Trust. Record the nursing care given, evaluating its outcome in terms of achievement of the objectives, modifying care documentation accordingly and become involved in audit / quality setting work of the department. Carry out holistic needs led assessments, with responsibility for team or onward referral as required, acting as the care manager for identified individual service users. Carry a phone and respond accordingly to the needs of the service, often changing planned activities. Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.