Emergency Senior Charge Nurse

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

**New Job Alert**

Calling all A&E Nurses!

New opportunities await at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in our highly acclaimed Emergency and A&E department at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London. We are currently seeking Band 7 Nurses to join our team.

Check out our Day in the life video- Follow Camilla who works in our Emergency Department as she works through her day.

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If you are interested in these positions, don't hesitate to reach out for a confidential chat with James the Matron for Adult Emergency if you are interested in this post. Please email him on jamesmillington@nhs.net

Join us in making a difference in healthcare! We have 2 vacancies, 1 is substantive and 1 is fixed term. Come and be part of our highly acclaimed Emergency Department. We are recruiting for experienced emergency nurses with a minimum of two years' experience in emergency nursing at band 6, who have completed the emergency nursing course.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to work in all areas of the department, where you can develop your own clinical and management skills as you further your career.

Imperial College Healthcare was one of 14 NHS Trusts selected to participate in the Pathway to excellence programme as part of the Chief Nursing Officer for England's vision to establish a model for collective leadership, research and innovation.

Pathway to excellence celebrates and recognises the essential contribution nurses and midwives provide to high quality, evidence-based patient care.

It aims to create a positive practice environment in nursing. The programme acts as a framework to support a positive culture change, empower nurses and bring joy back to work.

Please refer to the attached JD for the Main duties of this position.

• Experience of shift leading and managing flow is essential.
• Applicants will need to demonstrate a dynamic, hardworking, and passionate approach to delivering high quality patient care.
• Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse - Degree level
• Emergency Care Module
• ALS

Desirable criteria

• ATNC/TNCC
• Mentorship
• Masters or working towards

Skills

Essential criteria

• Leadership skills.

Experience

Essential criteria

• 4 years in Emergency Department with at least 2 years at band 6

Desirable criteria

• Previous B7 experience
• Critical care or acute ward experience

IMPORTANT:

We are conducting interviews virtually and face to face. If the interview is virtual we require candidates to have the camera on during the interview.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within NWLP such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly throughout the recruitment process.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JOB DESCRIPTION (PDF, 344.2KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 108.3KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)