Job overview
We are looking for experienced band 6 nurses to join our team on Esther Ward
The post holder will need to be clinically excellent with a wide skill set relating to the area.
We are searching for a positive, aspiring leader who are able to lead and support junior colleagues in a busy, challenging and very rewarding environment that regularly cares for acutely unwell patients. We would expect the successful candidate to be an ambassador for and role model the trust values, and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and senior leadership team to ensure the high standards of care provision for the patients.
Esther Ward
We are a 24 bedded ward caring for a diverse range of patient conditions. We sit under the surgical oncology directorate and manage patients who have undergone ENT/Head and Neck procedures, Thoracic procedures, post op UAE/Interventional radiology cases as well as supporting sickle cell patients and other oncology and haematology outliers. We also care for patients who are admitted on emergency pathways.
Please note: We do not currently deliver chemotherapy on the ward and therefore this is not a learning opportunity we can offer.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should be an existing Band 6 and/ or have significant experience in an oncology/surgical oncology environment.
They should be keen to drive quality on the ward and be a strong leader for education and development. You will need to be a confident teacher and consistent role model for the Trust values and high standards of GSTT.
As a Band 6 Deputy Sister, you will be exposed to a variety of leadership challenges and governance practices on the ward that contribute to the provision of a high standard of evidence based care. You will be expected to deputise for the ward Sister in her absence, support the ward sister with roster management, staff support and management in terms of PDR completion, sickness management and ensuring adequate training with timely updates, as well supporting new staff to the area.
There will be opportunities to undertake further study and you will be able to take full advantage of our in house training as well as those provided externally.
We require somebody who has a good knowledge and experience in pre and post operative care including complex wound management, management of surgical and thoracic chest drains, enteral feeding and venepuncture/cannulation/blood transfusions and complex medication administration including PCAs. Experience and competence in altered airway management (tracheostomies and Laryngectomies) is desirable but not essential as long as there is willingness to complete competencies as a priority.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for the assessment, planning and provision of specialist surgical oncology nursing.
You will provide clinical supervision to other staff and junior learners including students and apprentice nursing associates. You will help to coordinate care on the ward and support others in the team to do so, acting as a role model by adhering to the Trust values and holding others to the same standard.
You will take part in ward-based audits, contribute to clinical change and support clinical excellence. You will also contribute to ensuring the safety and well being of services users, by always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are core principles at the heart of our work and you will be key in supporting the management team to maintain a just culture of representation and inclusion on the ward for all patients and staff alike.
Esther ward are looking for somebody who is kind, compassionate and focused on delivering exceptional quality care to their patients. They will need to be a good people person and get on well with the multi disciplinary team. They will be keen to learn and have a flexible approach to gaining transferable skills.
Through these roles we are striving to create a strong bridge between the practice development nurse and the ward nurses with individuals who are passionate in their career and want to focus on and support junior colleagues in their work and competencies.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. post registration experience within surgical ward environment
2. Mentorship/Teaching Qualification/ SSSAP
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
4. Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
5. Experience of coordinating a shift
Skills
Essential criteria
6. Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
7. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues. Knowledge of evidence based practice.
8. Ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
Desirable criteria
9. Thoracic trained
10. Airway Trained - tracheostomy and laryngectomy
Values and Behaviour
Essential criteria
11. Values and Behaviour
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
12. RN1/ RN2/ RN12/ Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.