Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity in Specialist Medicine at BHRUT Hospitals. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Nurse to join our existing highly motivated team Respiratory Team on the Bluebell B Ward.
Bluebell B is a respiratory ward that cares for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions and also delivers specialist care for patients that require tracheostomies, chest drains and Non-invasive ventilation.
You will actively participate and contribute to the management of the clinical area.You will act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff and colleagues, including student nurses, healthcare support workers, medical staff and AHPs.You will provide clinical expertise to the discipline of the ward. You will be working with a dedicated team of staff, led by a Band 7 senior Sister who will provide you with training, mentorship and will support your development and career progression. Part of the role will also include roster management, yearly appraisals for a group of staff and facilitating audit and quality improvement projects on the ward.
You will ensure that the care you deliver on the unit is of high quality, in line with our guidelines, which will assist with facilitating the smooth flow of medical patients from the Emergency Department and clinical assessment unit.
Main duties of the job
• To provide support to the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in effectively leading and managing the ward
• Participate in all ward activities as an effective team member, supporting the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse taking the responsibility for the leadership of a team of staff.
• To assess care needs, and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• To teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff, and act as a role model to junior staff, undertaking performance management is required.
• To take responsibility and accountability for a group of patients and the whole ward for the duration of the shift.
• To provide holistic nursing care to clients within Bluebell A ward.
• To develop personally & professionally as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team and undertake appraisal annually.
• To act as a role model to junior colleagues.
• To provide teaching and mentorship to junior colleagues.
• To contribute to the maintenance of a safe environment.
• Reports any potential / actual problems to line manager and/or Matron when appropriate.
• Act as a link nurse when required.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we’ve been at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
2. ENB 998 or Teaching and Assessing Course
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Good oral listening and written skills.
Desirable criteria
4. Good teaching skills
Experience / Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Aware of recent developments within nursing
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.