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 16,000 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

Riverside is home to our elective surgery hub - a 26-bedded multi-speciality fast turnover ward. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join us as a band 6 senior staff nurse. This is a fast-paced area and is home to several surgical specialties including General Surgery, Urology, Breast, Plastics, and Colorectal. In addition the ward supports a day case interventional radiology pathway and an intensive care step down pathway for our elective patients. Furthermore we are a highly sought after placement for student nurses.

We welcome applications from nurses with significant ward experience who are either already performing in a band 6 role, or are ready to take that next step up. As a band 6, as well as overall shift responsibility, you will manage a group of RNs and HCSWs under the watchful eye of the Ward matron. You will also be supported to explore development and improvement opportunities.

Informal visits are highly recommended. Please contact Eibhlin Malone at eibhlin.malone@nhs.net or 07557245437

Main duties of the job

• Take responsibility for delivering safe and effective shift leadership of the Ward.
• Deputise for the Ward Matron when appropriate
• Provide specialist nursing care and support in the management of several clinical specialities. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
• Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.
• Contribute to effective management of all resources needed to deliver comprehensive and compassionate nursing care.

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

• Registered Nurse
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Leadership course or qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of In an acute setting

Desirable criteria

• Experience taking charge

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Teaching
• Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
• Competency in medication administration including IV medications
• Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality
• Awareness of current developments in nursing

Desirable criteria

• Rostering skills
• Investigating incidents
• Conducting local audits

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 and person specification (PDF, 590.3KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 507.2KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)