Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for band 6 Senior Staff nurse within the Cardiovascular Directorate on Doulton Ward.
The Doulton ward team are dynamic and friendly, who are keen to help support and develop nurses interested in experiencing this exciting and changeable environment. If you are an enthusiastic, flexible and passionate cardiovascular surgery nurse then this would be the ideal opportunity for you. As a successful candidate you will have high standards of care, be a positive role model in empowering staff, have experience and a sound knowledge in cardiovascular surgery. Doulton ward takes pre and post cardiac and vascular surgery. There is strong emphasis on the development of the Enhanced Recovery (ERAS) pathway as part of the National guidelines. It consists of 25 inpatient beds caring for patients from Level 1 to Level 2 (ERAS). Applicants must hold the mentorship or equivalent course and have experience in shift management as this role involves shift co-ordination. You will have the opportunity to enhance your existing skills in, mentoring junior staff and colleagues, whilst developing your management and leadership skills for the next step in your career. You will be expected to carry out clinical audits, quality assurance rounds and teaching on the ward. All applicants must have NMC registration and significant experience in cardiovascular surgery. This post will involve internal rotation to night shifts.
Closing date: 14/10/2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the effective and efficient shift coordination, staff professional development and training. It also requires the applicant to be able to work under pressure, willingness to learn, striving to provide exemplary care to service users and their relatives, demonstrate excellent communication skills and empower staff by being a patient advocate. The post holder will work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and be involved in the updating / development of protocols / guidelines and patient information by having the ability to identify how to improve the service, good problem-solving skills and clinical judgement. The ward has the ability to cardiac monitor / telemetry monitor patients, and all ward staff are expected to be able to recognise and respond to emergency situations. The senior staff nurse will support the ward manager to motivate, develop, support and identify training needs for the ward team. The Senior staff nurse will be supported in development through appraisal, practice development, in house as well as university training to achieve their full potential.
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 Hare field – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. 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. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide strong clinical leadership skills and inspire the nursing team towards a common goal. -Co-coordinating the day to day running of the ward to deliver safe and effective care. - Deal with complaints in a calm and efficient manner and able to explore effective ways of conflict resolution. - To be a role model in delivering safe and effective patient care. - To assess, plan and implement care, provide specialist advice as a patient advocate and maintain associated and accurate records. - To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care. - To identify training and development needs of staff within the area in accordance with local and national policies and work alongside the practice development team. - To act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. -To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines. -Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and well being of the individuals. Please see attached job description (JD) and person specification for full details detailed JD and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSC/1st degree (Health related)or equivalent qualification /training and experience
2. Mentorship /Teaching Qualification
3. Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical,managerial training and CPD
Desirable criteria
4. Cardiac related Degree course or module
5. Work towards a Master's degree
6. Enhanced care pathway trained
7. Leadership course/Qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
8. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues knowledge of evidence based practice
9. Ability to assess,plan,implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives
10. Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners.
11. Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive include dealing with distressed relatives ,care of terminally ill and other challenging situations.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
12. Demonstrates the application of the trusts values and behaviours.
Professional /Statuatory Registration
Essential criteria
13. RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child registered nurse on the NMC register to hold 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.