Student Nurses 2026 - Newly Qualified (Adult Only)

Communications and relationship skills1. Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentiallyinformation relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).2. Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and reassurance.3. Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as andwhen required.4. Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.5. Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.Clinical Skills6. To be responsible for planning and organising a defined caseload of patients on a continuingbasis.7. To assess, plan, implement/deliver and evaluate patient care for a defined caseload and recognize signs of deterioration/change and respond according to protocol.8. Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.9. To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administrationprocedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.10. In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate as required11. To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner. 12. To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patients pathway.13. Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines.14. To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.15. Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.