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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, experienced and motivated emergency nurses to join our team as a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse at the Princess Royal University Hospital Emergency Department. You must be a Registered Nurse with relevant Emergency department experience and have completed the ED Course.

We provide care to patients from a diverse population and believe that the diversity of the local population is reflected in our staff and our recruitment strategy.

We are seeking to recruit staff nurses who are flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about emergency care. This post would suit candidates that are committed, not only to their own development but in supporting and developing junior staff. Candidates must be highly motivated with good communication skills and possess the ability to work as part of a team in a challenging environment. Candidates must also express an interest in not only maintaining the quality of our patient care but also in improving it and supporting the senior team through quality assurance in the department.

Main duties of the job

To work within both the nursing and multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence based, holistic care to a group of patients from admission to discharge.
To take responsibility for managing and co-ordinating the ward in the absence of more senior staff.
To participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student nurses as required.
To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide patients and relatives with high quality nursing care.
Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff.
recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's
College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant
statutory and professional obligations.
To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal .
development and to actively contribute to the development of
colleagues.

Clinical Practice

To deliver a high standard of evidence based care to a specified group of patients
To adhere to NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times
To be responsible for the nursing management of a group of patients, using the nursing process
To maintain confidentiality at all times
To support patients, relatives, carers and friends and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patient
To be fully involved in the health education of patients and relatives,
identifying each opportunity to promote a healthy lifestyle
To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that patients' needs are met and that services are delivered in accordance with National Service Frameworks and agreed Clinical Care
Guidelines to ensure that relevant information regarding the patients' needs / condition are communicated to the MDT and that any instructions are acted upon
To be aware of the need to adhere to the Trust's policy on valuing equality and diversity in the workplace, which incorporates the patients' / visitors' and staff perspective
To have due regard for each patient's cultural and religious beliefs and to respect each patient's privacy, dignity, gender and sexuality.
To acknowledge personal limitations in patient care and seek advice from senior staff members
To rotate to other departments within the speciality as required or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process
To be involved with nursing audit/essence of care/observations of care
To report adverse incidents which occur in the department as per policy
To assist in the investigation of such incidences
To ensure contemporaneous record keeping at all times and in line with the Trust policy on documentation
Ensure clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times, including patient handovers
Participate in Trust and Care Group initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change
To promote the well being of children and young people and safeguard them from actual or potential harm and report concerns under the Trust Safeguarding Children/Child Protection Procedures.
To accurately identify those children and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse
To be fully aware of your role in the Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) plan and the role of other staff within ED
To be fully aware of your role in the event of a Major Incident
To be fully aware of local plans and trust plans that may impact on the ED e.g. Fire /Bomb /IT
To accurately identify those patients at risk of abuse.
To be fully aware of the Trust's Safeguarding Procedures and demonstrate the ability to raise concerns and work with other agencies to protect our patients.

Management

To act as a role model at all times
To exercise leadership where appropriate
To take all possible steps to safeguard the welfare and safety of all staff
To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in Conjunction with the team leader, sister/charge nurse and head of nursing, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
To give support and advice to junior ward staff on both clinical and
administrative problems
To ensure effective admission/discharge of patients whilst liaising with the discharge co-coordinator/bed manager
To keep the ward sister/charge nurse informed of significant changes in the day to day situation in the department
To act as a liaison within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimum, timely patient care.
To maintain standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the clinical area, taking remedial action as appropriate and reporting deficits to Modern Matron, as appropriate.
To observe a general duty of are for the health, safety and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

1st level Registered General Nurse.
Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification.
Emergency Department courses relevant to the clinical area

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area.

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria

Communication skills - able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
Team building and working skills - able to lead a team to achieve results.

IMPORTANT

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Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust's criminal records checking policy
All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications

King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website

King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

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

JD (PDF, 336.4KB)
Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)

Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

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