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
Manvers ward is a 33- bedded ward specialising in respiratory medicine, and the care of patients with both acute and chronic conditions. The ward area includes an 8- bedded Acute Respiratory Unit (ARU), a dedicated area for patients requiring acute interventions such as Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV), tracheostomy care and the use of monitoring and blood gas analysis to ensure our patients have the support they need at the earliest opportunity. In this area we have a nurse to patient ratio of 1:2, making this a great place to work if you are looking to develop your acute respiratory skills.
The clinical area are supported by a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, working to help our patients receive the highest standard of care.
The Manvers ARU team is passionate about getting it right for patients and their families. We offer you specialist training, support, courses and competencies in respiratory nursing to allow you to grow and develop within the specialty and we are looking for a candidate to join our team to deliver high standard of care for patient with respiratory condition.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
- Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care.
- Plan organise and deploy staff according to ability and workload in order to meet patient needs.
- Assist in the orientation of new staff and students.
- Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
- Assist in the teaching and development of nursing assistants, students and junior staff, helping them to achieve their learning outcomes.
- To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence based practice.
- Develop new skills and knowledge pertaining to the speciality as advised by the senior sister or charge nurse.
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 with current NMC registration
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Respiratory nursing or High Dependency Unit/ Critical care
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Teaching
- Effective time management/ Able to prioritise workload
- Able to use own initiative
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Right to work
If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK
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).
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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
- JD (PDF, 405.7KB)
- FRF (PDF, 136.6KB)