Advertised role location: Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry (SHSCT)
Official document: Job Description / Personnel Specification (docx)
Staff Nurse Band 5
Job Description
Staff Nurse Band 5
Job Description


JOB DESCRIPTION


JOB TITLE

Registered Nurse Adult

BAND

Band 5

DIRECTORATE

Medicine DHH

INITIAL LOCATION

DHH Medical Wards and DHH Medical Enhanced Care Unit

REPORTS TO

Lead Nurse Medicine DHH

ACCOUNTABLE TO

Head of Service Medicine DHH

JOB SUMMARY

Post holders will work within Adult nursing service within the Southern Health & Social Care Trust, providing person centred nursing care and support to patients, their families and carers. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across acute sectors and community as required and as appropriate. Participate as part of a team and using a person centred approach, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered.

KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Comply with all policies, procedures, clinical protocols, standards and guidelines based on legislation, evidence based nursing practice and NMC guidelines for conduct and professional practice.

2. To participate in the development of clinical and Social Care Governance in the context of his / her sphere of responsibility.

3. Provide quality care to adults in partnership with family and carers.

4. Report to and liaises with the nurse in charge / team leader who is responsible for supervision of workload.

5. Ensures accurate record keeping as per Trust policy and NMC Guidelines.

6. Adhere to the Trust Area Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult Policies and Guidelines.

7. To co-operate and work effectively with other professionals in the multi-disciplinary team and community services to ensure continuity of care.

8. Adhere to the Medicines Management Code and NMC Standards for the safe keeping and administration of medication.

9. Adhere to procedures and protocols on moving and handling in line with current legislation.

10. Contribute to the accuracy of statistical returns.

11. Be cost effective in the use of resources

12. Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trusts Health & Safety arrangements, reporting accidents/incidents to the nurse in charge / team leader, and initiating a full investigation in a timely manner, whilst taking responsibility to complete appropriate documentation.

13. Monitors and evaluates standards of care and reports to nurse in charge / team leader.

14. Accept responsibility for own professional development.

15. Maintain an awareness of clinical and professional developments in nursing and participate in nursing research to enhance patient care.

16. To actively participate in the Trust KSF and Clinical Supervision.

17. Attend staff meetings, training sessions and courses as required.

18. Flexibility in working will be required to meet the needs of this post.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

19. Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring effective communication with other team members, manager / team leader to promote patient centred care.

20. Assess the health and nursing care needs of adults and older people within the individual care environment. To develop, implement and evaluate nursing care plans in partnership with the patient / client, family and carers, whilst working in close co-operation with other disciplines.

21. Promote self-care and independence, where appropriate and prepare the patient / client for independent living whenever possible.

22. Assist in the training of qualified staff, nursing auxiliaries, health care assistants, and student nurses, ensuring compliance to the NMC standards to support learning and assessment in practice.

23. Provide support, guidance and supervision to junior staff as required.

24. Participate in induction and teaching programmes to students and members of staff to include supervision, preceptorship and training and those undertaking vocational qualifications.

25. Administer medications, treatments and interventions as prescribed and to monitor their effects.

26. Assess and prescribe nursing equipment within existing resources and advise patients / clients / carers on the use of same. Document any areas of unmet need to inform areas of future service delivery.

27. Maintain and develop professional expertise and knowledge in his / her specific field of nursing

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to:

1. Ensure the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.

2. Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trust's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

3. The HSC Code of Conduct for Employees sets out the standards of conduct expected of all staff in the Southern Health & Social Care Trust and outlines the standards of conduct and behaviours required during and after employment with the Trust. Professional staff are expected to also follow the code of conduct for their own professions.

4. Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example:
Smoke Free policy
IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct
standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour

5. Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.

6. Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

7. All employees of the trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Trust including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exception, under the Freedom of Information act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations. Employees are required to be conversant with the Trusts policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

8. Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, including full participation in KSF Development Reviews/appraisals, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.

9. Represent the Trust’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner. Seek to engage and involve service users and members of the public in keeping with the Trust’s Personal and Public Involvement Strategy and as appropriate to the job role.

10. Available / able to work any 5 days out of 7 over the 24 hour period, which may include on-call / stand-by / sleep-in duties, shifts, night duty, weekends and Public Holidays if required immediately on appointment or at a later stage following commencement in response to changing demands of the service.

This post may evolve over time and this Job Description will therefore be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within the Trust's area, as needs of the service demand.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to:

Ensure the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.

Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trust's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example:
Smoke Free policy
IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct
standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour

Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.

Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

All employees of the Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Trust including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the [org name] policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.

Represent the Trust’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner.

This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within the Trust's area, as needs of the service demand.




PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE AND BAND Registered Nurse Adult (Permanent) Band 5

DEPARTMENT / DIRECTORATE DHH Medical Wards and DHH Medical Enhanced care unit

Nov 2026

Notes to applicants:
You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.
Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.
Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA


SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor
Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience / Qualifications/ Registration
Currently a Registered Nurse Adult Level 1 and be on the Live NMC Register

Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities
Effective communication to meet the needs of the post in full demonstrating empathy, compassion and patience.

Excellent organisational skills.

Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team setting having a respectful, positive and flexible attitude.

Ability to use initiative to deal with management of clinical issues.
Interview

Knowledge
Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance including risk management and audit

Demonstrate an understanding of current professional issues and relevant research

Have knowledge of the practical and emotional support needs of both patient / clients & carers.
Interview

Other
Demonstrate a commitment to delivering the optimum standard of patient centred/client centred care
Interview

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.
Successful applicants may be required to attend for a Health Assessment

THE TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all times

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all times