Job overview
The post holder will work as part of the team on the Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU), caring for post-operative elective orthopaedic patients recovering from anaesthesia and those requiring HDU/ITU care post-operatively.
The post-holder will be expected to take on a leadership role - taking charge of the shift/unit when allocated to do so and to support the PACU Matron in management aspects of the running of the unit such as conducting audits. Policy implementation, in conjunction with the Matron, will also form part of this role.
Responsibilities will include supporting junior staff members and students, contributing to team development, and working and communicating seamlessly with the MDT. The post-holder will be expected to work within local standards and guidelines and strive to meet the unit’s prompt discharge culture.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will assist in providing clinical Leadership, advice and support for junior nursing staff employed by the South-West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC). The expectations within this job description will be met through professional leadership, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research.
Assist in the development of strategies to ensure ‘seamless’ Orthopaedic care for patients across multi-professional teams in primary, secondary and intermediate care settings, informed by direct involvement in care provision.
Assist in the development of nurse/therapist led services
Assist in the development of EOC as a model-learning environment for all levels of nursing and therapy staff
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Requirements
Essential criteria
1. Degree level educated or studying towards
2. General experienced of recovery or critical care nursing
3. Fully computer literate
Desirable criteria
4. Orthopaedics experience
5. Good communication skills
Requirement
Essential criteria
6. Good communication
Requirements
Essential criteria
7. Good communicator
Desirable criteria
8. Orthopaedic experience
9. Management experience
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.