Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, Nights, weekends & Bank holidays.)
- Job ref
- 213-NUR-PRUH-6819004
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 Per annum, including High Cost Area.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Chartwell Inpatients
Band 5
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
Chartwell Inpatient Unit is a 12 bedded Haematology and Oncology unit that delivers inpatient chemotherapy and provides symptom control to both Haematology and Oncology patients. The ward is supported by and works closely with the Haematology and Oncology outpatient department and chemotherapy day-care unit.
If you are a dynamic Staff Nurse who enjoys a challenge and would like to join a team who are passionate about providing high quality care to their patients, then we want to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be committed to delivering high quality nursing care, you will be a good team player with post registration experience (you do not need to have previous experience in the speciality as full training will be given).
We require individuals who are forward thinking, well organised and with a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients from admission to discharge.
- To deliver high quality, evidence-based and patient focused clinical care.
- To work effectively as part of the immediate team and wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- To uphold a duty of care and clinical governance .
- To maintain own and others’ knowledge of clinical excellence.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Delivering high quality, evidence-based and patient focused clinical care through:
- Delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to patients.
Ensuring good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times. - Adhering to NMC Code of Professional conduct at all times.
Involving and supporting patients, relatives, carers and friends in the care process. - Promoting well-being and involving patients and relatives in health education.
- Ensuring clear and accurate written and verbal information is given at all times.
- Ensuring contemporaneous record keeping at all times.
Seeking advice from more senior/experienced members of staff where appropriate. - Working effectively as part of the immediate team and wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Liaising effectively with all members of the MDT to ensure patients’ needs are met.
- Exercising leadership and taking the initiative where appropriate.
- Providing support and advice to ward/unit staff (especially junior staff) on clinical and administrative issues.
- Liaising with discharge coordinator / bed manager to ensure effective admission/discharge of patients.
- Keeping the ward/unit sister / charge nurse informed of significant changes and/or anticipated problems.
- Upholding a duty of care and clinical governance.
- Observing a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital.
- Ensuring the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College.
- Hospital NHS Trust Foundation together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations are adhered to at all times.
- Maintaining patient confidentiality, dignity and privacy at all times.
- Adhering to the Trust’s policy on valuing equality and diversity and showing due regard for each patient’s cultural and religious beliefs, gender, ethnicity, age and sexuality.
Strictly adhering to the National Code of Practice on Infection Control. - Maintaining own and others’ knowledge of clinical excellence.
- Taking responsibility for your own personal development and keeping up to date with nursing and medical knowledge.
- Being aware of current research and the implications for the ward/unit speciality.
- Acting as a role model at all times and for all staff.
- Acting as practice supervisor and/or preceptor/mentor for junior and newly qualified staff.
- Working with appropriate members of the teaching staff to ensure effective staff development (own and others).
- Participating in Trust and Divisional initiatives to develop nursing practice and support change.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration at time of starting appointment.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience within an acute environment.
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others
- Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results.
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
- Eimear Drummy Smith
- Job title
- Nurse Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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