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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) 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. You will represent the Imperial stroke service and deputise for the Ward Matron in their absence.

What we offer:

• You will be supported by a highly motivated senior nursing team which includes a Ward Matron, Lead Nurse & Clinical Practice Educator.
• On-going training which includes the Stroke Management & Care course, in-house training (including regular thrombolysis/thrombectomy simulation) 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.

Main duties of the job

• To demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity in dealing with patients/clients, visitors/relatives and colleagues, maintaining good customer relations.
• Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based, person-centred care.
• Plan, organise and deploy staff according to ability and workload in order to meet patient needs.
• Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested.
• To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence based practice.
• To regularly take charge of the clinical area as required utilising appropriate support as necessary to ensure safe staffing levels are maintained.

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 of working in a relevant clinical setting.
• Experiencing working in HASU/stroke services.

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas.
• Teaching
• NIC competency
• Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit.
• Knowledge of speciality.
• Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas.
• Awareness of current developments in nursing.
• Competency in medication management, including IV medications.
• Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality.

Desirable criteria

• Quality improvement
• Project work.
• Thrombolysis competency
• Pan-London Stroke Nurse competency.

Right to work

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