The redevelopment of Whipps Cross is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a new hospital from scratch. It is also a unique chance to be at the forefront of national efforts to transform how healthcare is provided for local people, as set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan. Do you wish to be part of this journey with us?
First opening over a hundred years ago, our team at Whipps Cross have one of the busiest A&E departments in the country with more than 152,000 patients attending each year. Other departments are just as busy with over 77,000 inpatient stays and 381,000 outpatient appointments.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of Surgery & Cancer in the recruitment of a highly motivated and dynamic band 6 nurse for Chestnut Ward. We are looking for an experienced nurse to work on our 12 bedded Trauma and Orthopaedic Unit, taking admissions from the Emergency Departments across Barts Health and Fracture Clinic as well as planned trauma admissions directly from home.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must be an innovative, hardworking and enthusiastic adult nurse with a broad range of skills and experiences. You must possess and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. We are seeking to appoint a compassionate and caring nurse who will be able to work closely with the ward manager to deliver outstanding care for the patients in East London & beyond.
About us
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.
For more information or to discuss in more detail please contact Ushina Sydamah (Senior Nurse) ushina.sydamah@nhs.net or Zurka Iqbal (Senior Nurse) zurka.iqbal1@nhs.net
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
* Registered Nurse
* BSc or working towards
Experience
* Minimum 1 years' experience within a surgical setting at a Band 5
* Evidence of continual professional development
* Experience at leading shifts
* Mentorship, staff development, teaching and staff support
* Previous experience at band 6 level
Knowledge
* mentorship course or equivalent
* Expanded clinical skills - IV drug administration, cannulation, phlebotomy etc
* Standard setting and quality assurance
* Intermediate Life Support provider or equivalent
* Current nursing practice developments and NHS developments
* BSc or working towards
* care of the acutely ill adult or equivalent
* Specialist course or equivalent level of skill
* Educated at degree level or equivalent
* Importance of cost containment and budgetary management
* Advanced Life Support provider
Skills
* Effective communication skills and courteous attitude with patients, relatives and MDT, promoting team, building and good working relations
* Able to demonstrate management, leadership and organisational skills
* Clinical expertise, ability to work autonomously and as a team member
* Neat and coherent written skills with attention to detail
* Knowledge of using CRS system
* Experience in Patient Controlled Analgaesia & Epidural infusions
* Experience to artificial feeding; TPN & PEG feeding
* Experience in Negative Pressure wound dressings & complex wound healing.
Other
* Polite, professional, caring manner & assertive when necessary
* Flexible and positive approach to work
* Innovative and creative
* Maturity / self awareness
* Evidence based practice in acute ward area
* Clinical supervision
* Competency based assessment
* Clinical audit and quality issues
* Child Protection Legislation
* Health & Safety
* Data Protection Customer Care
* Experience of clinical supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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