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Victor Synge Ward is an acute general medical ward specialising in endocrinology, dermatology and rheumatology. The ward has thirty-one beds comprising of four six-bedded wards, six single isolation rooms and one negative pressure isolation room. This ward also has a radio â€� iodine specialist room. Nursing care is delivered by patient allocation. 

• Pressure area care: Victor Synge Ward was voted the Pressure Ulcer Champion Ward in 2021.
• Quality initiatives: We were the pilot site for the 1:1 Enhanced Care Observation initiative in St James’s Hospital.
• Infection Control: Our knowledgeable staff recently won the in-house staff competition on infection prevention and control.

Patient feedback:

“All the staff are very helpful and professional, they make me feel very calm and safe here.�

“I am so grateful for the care and kindness shown to me by all the staff, they go above and beyond for all their patients, keep up the good work.�

Staff testimonials

“Our ward is an inexplicably safe and sound environment to work in. Staff are well supported and I enjoy being part of such a superb team.�

“I love working on Victor Synge Ward, such a great team and I feel very supported. They help me develop professionally and I am gaining a lot of acute care experience.�.

• Opportunities for upskilling and further education in relation to endocrinology and dermatology.
• Training provided for care of patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
• Gain experience in specialist nursing pertaining to care of patients with thyroid cancer.
• Care of patients requiring iodine treatments.
• Clinical support from clinical practice facilitators (CPFs) and ward-based staff who have specialist training in endocrinology.
• Quality-focused unit where all initiatives are supported and encouraged by management.
• Flexible hours, self-rostering and internal transfer opportunities.

• Education programme for healthcare assistants, new graduates, adaptation nurses and staff nurses.
• Medical/ surgical course.
• Venepuncture and cannulation training.
• Diabetes Link Nurse programme.
• Postgraduate/ Masters Degree programme in Endocrinology

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