Job summary
- Main area
- Charles Pannett
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1694
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Londone
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse/ Junior Charge Nurse
Band 6
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 excited to share an available Fixed term 12 months secondment Band 6 Junior Sister / Charge Nurse role on Charles Pannett Ward. We welcome applications from both existing Band 6 staff and experienced Band 5 who are dynamic leaders and would like to develop to Band 6.
Charles Pannett Ward is based at St Mary’s Hospital and is a 24 bedded Acute Surgical Ward. We specialize in providing high quality care to patients undergoing general and specialist emergency surgery. Becoming a nurse on Charles Pannett Ward will enable you to develop experience, skills and competence within General, Trauma, Orthopaedics, Vascular, Neurosurgical and Plastics specialties. We expect staff to have experience / competence in clinical skills such as Parental Nutrition, PCAs, Epidurals, VAC Dressings and Tracheostomy care.
With the collaboration of the Ward Matron and Clinical Practice Educator, we have a strong focus on developing our staff. We welcome applications with the following criteria:
- Mentorship training – SSSA / SSSS
- ‘Nurse in charge’ Competencies completed
- Quality improvement and audit opportunities
- Attendance on specialty related conferences
- Participation on Link Nurse/ Champion Groups
- Comprehensive development programme including leadership courses
Apply today and take the next step to advance your career on a diverse speciality acute surgical ward with a brilliant team to welcome you.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
- To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision
- To assist in leading and monitoring the performance of the nursing team
- To deputise for the Senior Nurse when required
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. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
- SSSA / Mentorship
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced in Surgical Nursing E.g. General, Vascular, Trauma & Neurosurgical, Orthopaedics and Plastics.
Desirable criteria
- Parental Nutrition
- VAC Pump trained
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Teaching
- Competency in medication administration including IV medications
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Pendy Sumaguio
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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