Working hours
: Full or Part time
At the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on not only leading through clinical excellence but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated.
Our Vision for the Trust is to deliver NHS care locally that makes our staff and our community proud. We want our patients to be assured they will receive care as rapidly as possible in a first-class environment that is safe, kind and effective.
At the Countess of Chester, we really want to support everyone to be the best version of themselves so we can ensure we are always performing to the best of our ability. We feel that it is not just important what we do in our roles but also how we do it, we feel both are equally important and we want to support an environment where everyone behaves appropriately.
Main duties of the job
- Be accountable for performing regular assessments on patient needs, to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery and be adaptable to changing health care requirements.
- You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective communication with patients, relatives and carers to always ensure their involvement in the decisions about treatment, planning and the delivery of their care.
- You will take responsibility for working collaboratively with your team, other professionals and agencies to always ensure the patient’s needs are met, especially in relation to their on-going health care needs, their transfer and their discharge planning.
- Be accountable for ensuring your daily practice fulfils your professional requirements as outlined by the NMC code of conduct and guiding documents.
- Be accountable for maintaining your active status on the NMC register.
- You will actively participate in patient and public involvement activities.
- All employees have the responsibility to comply with the Trust’s Infection Control and Prevention policies and procedures at all times. Strict adherence to effective hand hygiene is essential.
Working for our organisation
The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:
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