Job overview
Margaret Centre is an eleven bedded unit specialising in palliative care. We work with primary care, secondary care, and community services.
We are looking for a skilled, driven and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our motivated team.
There is a multidisciplinary approach to care on our ward and you’ll be assisting our dedicated nursing team in delivering safe and high quality of care. There is scope for professional development through the role of link nurse and the potential to develop your knowledge and skills through relevant healthcare courses/training.
The candidate should possess excellent communication skills and be committed to delivering safe and compassionate care. We welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to patients.
The ward has an outstanding reputation for innovation and quality improvement, you’ll benefit from a vibrant culture tailored to help you thrive in whatever your career goals are.
We welcome applications from competent and knowledgeable individuals willing to deliver excellent standards of care and contributing positively to towards maintaining outstanding levels of care.
This post is permanent post and excellent opportunity to add palliative care experience to your skills.
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. RGN/RN (Adult)
Desirable criteria
2. Other relevant Courses
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Experience of assessment of medical/surgical patients
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Ability to work as a team Member
5. Ability to manage own workload
6. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
7. Adaptability to changing Workload/working under pressure
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
8. Good role model for student nurses
Desirable criteria
9. Participation in teaching program
Other
Essential criteria
10. Shift work will be required through the 24 hours period