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 Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) at Charing Cross Hospital.

As a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse you will be part of the ward leadership team and will lead, support and grow a team of nurses & HCAs to deliver excellent care for patients experiencing stroke.

What we offer:

• You will be supported by a highly motivated senior nursing team which includes a Ward Manager, Lead Nurse & Clinical Practice Educator.
• On-going training which includes the Stroke Management & Care course, in-house training and ward-based specialist learning.
• Access to a wide range of learning, development and innovation opportunities.
• Quality Improvement & Leadership courses.
• Full induction programme and team-based (self) rostering

Help take your career in the right direction, develop your leadership, competencies and confidence with us and join our growing team.

Please contact the hiring manager if you have any questions about this process.

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

"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 the flexibility you may need"

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
• 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 Senior Nurse when required
• To keep up to date with skills and knowledge
• Live the Trust values, as well as embed and promote the Pathway to Excellence ® standards.

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

• NMC Registered General Nurse.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of speciality.

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience at Band 6
• Experience with managing patients relevant to specialist area

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas.
• Teaching.
• Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative.
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit.

Desirable criteria

• Quality improvement

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, 668.5KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 368.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)