Senior Staff 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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated registered adult nurse to join our Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Acute Stroke Unit based at the Charing Cross Hospital site.

As a Band 6 nurse you will care for patient's acute phase following a stroke. You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and specialist skills in the assessment of stroke and to support patients through their stroke pathway, post interventional treatments, as well as supporting patients in their early phase of rehabilitation and discharge.

The multi-disciplinary team work closely within stroke services and also have regular contact with other hospitals within the network, therefore excellent communication skills are essential.

You will be supported by a highly motivated senior nursing team which includes a Clinical Practice Educator and Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialist and you will be supported within the role with on-going training which includes the Stroke Foundation Programme and completion of specific stroke competencies and have access to a wide range of learning opportunities , to help take your career in the right direction, this will help support you to develop the competence and confidence you need as an effective, independent healthcare professional. You'll receive a full induction programme; benefit from ward and classroom-based training and clinical skills assessments.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
• To provide expert nursing assessment, intervention and evaluation within the acute stroke services.
• To improve the patient experience
• To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
• To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team
• To deputise for the Ward Manager when required
• To attend rehabilitation meeting and help to promote the rehabilitation process.
• To complete safe care data for every shift
• Promote safe and timely discharge
• Promote reducing length of stay
• Provide teaching and support to junior staff
• Liaison with specialist MDT, GP in primary care and other secondary care agencies, Patients and relatives within 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.

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. .

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/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Requires NMC Registration on relevant or relevant part of the register
• Teaching Qualification
• Diploma or working towards Degree

Desirable criteria

• Post registration course (CPD) relevant in clinical speciality
• Degree/Masters
• Leadership Course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience within in neuroscience setting

Desirable criteria

• Minimum of 18 months as a band 5
• Leadership experience
• Experience with managing patients relevant to specialist area
• Experience in people management and improving the patient experience

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good IT skills, understanding of office works suite, excel and power point
• Proven experience within a rehabilitation setting
• Proven written communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience within a rehabilitation setting
• Experience within audit
• Experience with Quality Improvement Projects

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, 568.3KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 472.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)