Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Bed and Site Team. We are a friendly, supportive team with a unique role that spans both clinical and operational services across the Trust. We work in line with the Trust’s PRIDE values and lead by example in everything we do.
We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced nurses with a passion for delivering high-quality care. You will act as a role model, providing clinical leadership, teaching and support to nursing teams, while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across all divisions. We are a diverse and inclusive team, committed to supporting staff and ensuring patients receive the care they deserve.
The Clinical Bed and Site Team is responsible for patient flow across wards and departments, including the day-to-day operational management of the hospitals and oversight of the departure lounges at King George’s and Queen’s Hospitals. The team works clinically, responds to emergencies and supports both nursing and medical staff. During major incidents, the team undertakes a key role as Bronze Command.
Main duties of the job
Monitor patient movement through the Emergency Department to ensure ED standards are achieved, act as an ambassador for escalation status by instigating further action in discussion with senior management or the on-call team, provide clinical support to junior nursing and medical staff while acting as a professional role model, and promote Trust values by supporting teams to achieve local and national targets for patient access and care.
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.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
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.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a 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.
The majority of our 8,400 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.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
To provide a full range of health education, psychological and social care advice to women, including preconception care where required and in various settings.
To be responsible and accountable for the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programs of care throughout the antenatal, intra partum and postnatal period for women and their babies.
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 General Nurse Adult with proven post registration experience at Band 7 for 2 years or more
Desirable criteria
2. First degree level or evidence of working towards
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Expert clinical knowledge & skills in the support & immediate management of patients
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Experience of Bed & Site Management .
Desirable criteria
5. Experience in managing complaints and complex
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.