Job summary
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are fully dedicated to ensuring that our patients receive the highest quality care within our service and we are seeking nurses who share this commitment in delivering exceptional patient care and take pride in their work. This was very evident in our latest ward accreditation programme scores.
Our values prioritize treating all patients, customers, and colleagues with respect and dignity, and we the Victor Bonney team are looking for individuals who strive for excellence and innovation in everything they do and build a firm foundation of experience by working with a friendly, professional and encouraging team.
If you decide to join us, you will have the opportunity to work with complex post-operative oncology surgical patients, step down patients from critical care unit, termination of pregnancy, complex early pregnancy patients, and day surgery patients and enhance your surgical and gynaecological nursing skills in a supportive environment.
You will have a planned, well-supported orientation period with a named band 6 mentor and our practice educator. This will ensure you have enough time to get familiar with our patient group, pathway and caseload.
You will also have opportunity to rotate to different gynaecology specialities, day surgery unit to expand your knowledge and skills in gynaecological and oncology nursing.
Main duties of the job
To develop and maintain the highest specialised nursing care to all patients undergoing gynaecological investigations and procedures, providing a high level of information and support.
To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, deliver and evaluation of direct patient care of patients on the ward and in the Day Unit.
To liaise appropriately with all key members of the multidisciplinary team and services users related to Victor Bonney Ward and Day-Unit
To support the Ward Manager and Senior Staff Nurses to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.
In the absence of the Ward Manager and Senior Staff Nurses, be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ward.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working in gynaecology will help you to develop and expand your skills further in stoma management, pain management, patient rehabilitation and education, pre-operative assessment clinics and complex discharge planning.
We welcome nurses who have a ward based experience and looking forward to expand their skills in surgical nursing.
We welcome you to have an informal walk around our Victor Bonney Ward.
Please contact Beena .K. Mathew([email protected]) for an informal visit.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (NMC register)
- Relevant nursing / health related degree level or diploma
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post registration professional development
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience of working in an acute area.
Skills/Knowledge And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Self-directed, able to use initiative
- Good time-management
- Medication administration skills including IV drug administration (or a willingness to undergo training)
- High standard of oral and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and cannulation skills
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beena Mathew
- Job title
- Deputy Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033134256
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